[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3202-S3313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1704. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN OFFICIALS OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--The President shall impose sanctions under 
     section 1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
     114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) with respect to the officials 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Officials Specified.--The officials of the People's 
     Republic of China specified in this subsection are the 
     following:
       (1) Chen Quanguo.
       (2) Wu Yingjie.
       (3) Luo Huining.
       (4) Han Zheng.
       (5) Xia Baolong.
       (6) Zhao Kezhi.
       (7) Zhu Hailun.
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  SA 1705. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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  At the end of title III of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2309. PROHIBITION AGAINST NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
                   FUNDING FOR FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.

       (a) Ineligibility for National Science Foundation 
     Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Director of the National Science Foundation may not issue an 
     award to a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 
     2307(a)(1)).
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  SA 1706. Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mr. Marshall) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

  At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ENSURING THAT THE SCOPE OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS 
                   LIMITED TO CONTROLLING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

       Section 361(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     264(a)) is amended by striking ``The Surgeon General,'' and 
     all that follows through ``may be necessary.'' at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``To prevent the introduction, 
     transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign 
     countries into the States or possessions, or from one State 
     or possession into any other State or possession, the 
     Secretary may make and enforce regulations under this 
     section--
       ``(1) for the measures authorized under subsections (b) 
     through (d); or
       ``(2) to provide for such inspection, fumigation, 
     disinfection, sanitation, pest extermination, or destruction 
     of animals or articles found to be so infected or 
     contaminated as to be sources of dangerous infection to human 
     beings.''.
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  SA 1707. Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
Tuberville, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

  At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH 
                   CONDUCTED IN CHINA.

       (a) In General.--No funds made available to any Federal 
     agency, including the National Institutes of Health and the 
     Department of State, may be used for any gain-of-function 
     research conducted in China.
       (b) Definition of Gain-of-function Research.--In this 
     section, the term ``gain-of-function research'' means any 
     research project that may be reasonably anticipated to confer 
     attributes to influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses such that the 
     virus would have enhanced pathogenicity or transmissibility 
     in mammals.
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  SA 1708. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

  At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. ____. STUDY ON NATIONAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM FOR CYBER 
                   RESILIENCE.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the 
     Secretary of Defense, conduct a study to analyze the 
     feasibility of authorizing a consortia within the National 
     Laboratory system to address information technology and 
     operational technology cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 
     critical infrastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the 
     Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
     5195c(e)).
       (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of any additional authorities needed to 
     establish a research and development program to leverage the 
     expertise at the Department of Energy National Laboratories 
     to accelerate development and delivery of advanced tools and 
     techniques to defend critical infrastructure against cyber 
     intrusions and enable resilient operations during a cyber 
     attack.
       (2) Evaluation of potential pilot programs in research, 
     innovation transfer, academic partnerships, and industry 
     partnerships for critical infrastructure protection research.
       (3) Identification of and assessment of near-term actions, 
     and cost estimates, necessary for the proposed consortia to 
     be established and effective at a broad scale expeditiously.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the findings of the Secretary with respect to the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) Committee on Armed Services, the Committee Energy and 
     Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Government Affairs of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 1709. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 41, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 42, line 12, and insert the following:
       (8) Individuals that will grow the domestic workforce.--The 
     term ``individuals that will grow the domestic workforce'' 
     does not include any alien (as defined in section 101(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) who 
     is unlawfully present in the United States.
       (9) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (10) Key technology focus areas.--The term ``key technology 
     focus areas'' means the areas included on the most recent 
     list under section 2005.
       (11) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an institution described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       (12) National laboratory.--The term ``National 
     Laboratory'', without respect to capitalization, has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (13) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means the academic and 
     professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, 
     and mathematics, including computer science.
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  SA 1710. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. 
Tillis, and Mr. Toomey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3314. PROHIBITION ON ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL DRAWING 
                   RIGHTS AT INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FOR 
                   PERPETRATORS OF GENOCIDE AND STATE SPONSORS OF 
                   TERRORISM WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 6(b) of the Special Drawing Rights Act (22 U.S.C. 
     286q(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Unless Congress by law authorizes such action, 
     neither the President nor any person or agency shall on 
     behalf of the United States vote to allocate Special Drawing 
     Rights under article XVIII, sections 2 and 3, of the Articles 
     of Agreement of the Fund to a member country of the Fund, if 
     the government of the member country has--

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       ``(A) committed genocide at any time during the 10-year 
     period ending with the date of the vote; or
       ``(B) been determined by the Secretary of State, as of the 
     date of the enactment of the Strategic Competition Act of 
     2021, to have repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism, for purposes of--
       ``(i) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
       ``(ii) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371);
       ``(iii) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
       ``(iv) any other provision of law.''.
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  SA 1711. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 475, on line 15, strike ``unless'' and 
     all that follows through line 12 of page 477.
       Beginning on page 1410, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through line 10 on page 1412 and insert the following:
       (b) Restrictions on Confucius Institutes.--An institution 
     of higher education that maintains a contract or agreement 
     between the institution and a Confucius Institute shall not 
     be eligible to receive Federal funds provided under the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except 
     funds provided under title IV of such Act.
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  SA 1712. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

  At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEGOTIATION OF A FREE TRADE 
                   AGREEMENT WITH TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement 
     with Taiwan.
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  SA 1713. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

     SEC. 3___. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS 
                   RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       An alien present in the United States pursuant to a visa 
     issued under subparagraph (F) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
     shall disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security any 
     funding received by the alien, directly or indirectly, from 
     the Government of the PRC.
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  SA 1714. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN SOLAR PRODUCTS 
                   FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) In General.--The importation into the United States of 
     solar products described in subsection (b) is prohibited.
       (b) Solar Products Described.--A solar product described in 
     this subsection is a solar product--
       (1) produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of 
     the People's Republic of China; or
       (2) produced using forced labor anywhere in the People's 
     Republic of China.
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  SA 1715. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, and Mr. Young) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 3219K, add the following:
       (c) Support for Power-generation Projects in Certain Less 
     Developed Countries.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, 
     or rule, regulation, plan, or policy of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation, the 
     Corporation may provide support under title II of the Better 
     Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 
     (22 U.S.C. 9621 et seq.) for any power-generation project in 
     a less developed country described in section 1412(c)(1) of 
     that Act (22 U.S.C. 9612(c)(1)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1716. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

     SEC. __. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY TASK FORCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the term ``Chairperson'' means the chairperson of the 
     Task Force;
       (3) the term ``covered funds'' means any loan, loan 
     guarantee, grant, or any other funds received or distributed 
     under this section; and
       (4) the term ``Task Force'' means the Accountability and 
     Transparency Task Force established under subsection (b).
       (b) Establishment.--There is established the Accountability 
     and Transparency Task Force to coordinate and conduct 
     oversight of covered funds to prevent fraud, waste, and 
     abuse.
       (c) Composition of the Task Force.--
       (1) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Task Force shall 
     be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (2) Members.--The members of the Task Force shall include 
     the Inspector General or analogous officer of any agency that 
     receives and distributes covered funds.
       (3)  Compensation.--No member of the Task Force shall 
     receive any additional compensation for serving on the Task 
     Force.
       (d) Functions of the Task Force.--
       (1) Functions.--
       (A) In general.--The Task Force shall coordinate and 
     conduct oversight of covered funds in order to prevent fraud, 
     waste, and abuse.
       (B) Specific functions.--The functions of the Task Force 
     shall include--
       (i) reviewing whether the reporting of covered funds meets 
     applicable standards and specifies the purpose of the use of 
     the covered funds and measures of performance;
       (ii) reviewing whether competition requirements applicable 
     to covered funds have been satisfied;
       (iii) auditing or reviewing covered funds to determine 
     whether wasteful spending, poor management of covered funds, 
     or other abuses are occurring and referring matters it 
     considers appropriate for investigation to the inspector 
     general for the agency that disbursed the covered funds;
       (iv) reviewing whether there are sufficient qualified 
     acquisition and grant personnel overseeing covered funds;
       (v) reviewing whether personnel whose duties involve 
     acquisitions or the use of covered funds receive adequate 
     training; and
       (vi) reviewing whether there are appropriate mechanisms for 
     interagency collaboration relating to covered funds, 
     including coordinating and collaborating to the extent 
     practicable with the Council of the Inspectors General on 
     Integrity and Efficiency.
       (2) Reports.--
       (A) Monthly and other reports.--
       (i) Monthly.--The Task Force shall submit to the President 
     and Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and House of Representatives, and any member of 
     Congress upon request, monthly reports on potential 
     management and funding problems relating to covered funds 
     that require immediate attention.
       (ii) Additional reports.--The Task Force shall submit to 
     the President, Congress, and any member of Congress upon 
     request such

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     other reports as the Task Force considers appropriate on the 
     use and benefits of covered funds.
       (B) Quarterly and other reports.--The Task Force shall 
     submit quarterly reports to the President and Congress, 
     including the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives, and any member of Congress upon 
     request, summarizing the findings of the Task Force and the 
     findings of the members of the Task Force, and may submit 
     additional reports as appropriate.
       (C) Annual reports.--The Task Force shall submit annual 
     reports to the President and Congress, including the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, and any member of Congress upon request, 
     consolidating applicable quarterly reports on the use of 
     covered funds.
       (D) Public availability.--
       (i) In general.--All reports submitted under this paragraph 
     shall be made publicly available and posted on the website 
     established under subsection (f).
       (ii) Redactions.--Any portion of a report submitted under 
     this paragraph may be redacted when made publicly available, 
     if that portion would disclose information that is not 
     subject to disclosure under sections 552 and 552a of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Recommendations.--
       (A) In general.--The Task Force shall make recommendations 
     to agencies on measures to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse 
     relating to covered funds.
       (B) Responsive reports.--Not later than 30 days after 
     receipt of a recommendation under subparagraph (A), an agency 
     shall submit a report to the President, the congressional 
     committees of jurisdiction, including the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     and the Task Force on--
       (i) whether the agency agrees or disagrees with the 
     recommendations; and
       (ii) any actions the agency will take to implement the 
     recommendations.
       (e) Powers of the Task Force.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall conduct audits and 
     reviews of spending of covered funds and coordinate on such 
     activities with the Inspector General of the relevant agency 
     to avoid duplication and overlap of work.
       (2) Audits and reviews.--The Task Force may--
       (A) conduct its own independent audits and reviews relating 
     to covered funds; and
       (B) collaborate on audits and reviews relating to covered 
     funds with any Inspector General of an agency.
       (3) Authorities.--
       (A) Audits and reviews.--In conducting audits and reviews, 
     the Task Force--
       (i) shall have the authorities provided under section 6 of 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and
       (ii) may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of persons 
     who are not Federal officers or employees and may enforce 
     such subpoenas in the same manner as provided for subpoenas 
     under section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (B) Standards and guidelines.--The Task Force shall carry 
     out the powers under paragraphs (1) and (2) in accordance 
     with section 4(b)(1) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (4) Public hearings.--The Task Force may hold public 
     hearings and Task Force personnel may conduct necessary 
     inquiries. The head of each agency shall make all officers 
     and employees of that agency available to provide testimony 
     to the Task Force and Task Force personnel. The Task Force 
     may issue subpoenas to compel the testimony of persons who 
     are not Federal officers or employees at such public 
     hearings. Any such subpoenas may be enforced in the same 
     manner as provided for subpoenas under section 6 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (f) Task Force Website.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall establish and maintain a user-
     friendly, public-facing website to foster greater 
     accountability and transparency in the use of covered funds.
       (2) Purpose.--The website established and maintained under 
     paragraph (1) shall be a portal or gateway to key information 
     relating to this section and provide connections to other 
     Government websites with related information.
       (3) Content and function.--In establishing the website 
     established and maintained under paragraph (1), the Task 
     Force shall ensure the following:
       (A) The website shall provide materials explaining what 
     this section means for citizens. The materials shall be easy 
     to understand and regularly updated.
       (B) The website shall provide accountability information, 
     including findings from audits, inspectors general, and the 
     Government Accountability Office.
       (C) The website shall provide data on relevant economic, 
     financial, grant, and contract information in user-friendly 
     visual presentations to enhance public awareness of the use 
     of covered funds.
       (D) The website shall provide detailed data on covered 
     funds awarded by the Federal Government, including 
     information about the competitiveness of the contracting 
     process, information about the process that was used for the 
     award of covered funds, and for covered funds over $500,000, 
     a summary of any related contract.
       (E) The website shall include printable reports on covered 
     funds obligated by month to each State and congressional 
     district.
       (F) The website shall provide a means for the public to 
     give feedback on the performance of activities carried out 
     with covered funds.
       (G) The website shall include detailed information on the 
     expenditure by the Federal Government of covered funds, to 
     include the data elements required to comply with the Federal 
     Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 
     U.S.C. 6101 note), allowing aggregate reporting on awards 
     below $25,000 or to individuals, as prescribed by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (H) The website shall provide a link to estimates of the 
     jobs sustained or created by this section.
       (I) The website shall provide a link to information about 
     announcements of grant competitions and solicitations for 
     contracts to be awarded.
       (J) The website shall include appropriate links to other 
     government websites with information concerning covered 
     funds, including Federal agency and State websites.
       (K) The website shall include a plan from each Federal 
     agency for using funds made available in this section to the 
     agency.
       (L) The website shall provide information on Federal 
     allocations of formula grants and awards of competitive 
     grants using covered funds.
       (M) The website shall provide information on Federal 
     allocations of mandatory and other entitlement programs by 
     State, county, or other appropriate geographical unit.
       (N) The website shall be enhanced and updated as necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of this section.
       (4) Waiver.--The Task Force may exclude posting contractual 
     or other information on the website on a case-by-case basis 
     when necessary to protect national security or to protect 
     information that is not subject to disclosure under sections 
     552 and 552a of title 5, United States Code.
       (g) Independence of Inspectors General.--
       (1) Independent authority.--Nothing in this section shall 
     affect the independent authority of an inspector general to 
     determine whether to conduct an audit or investigation of 
     covered funds.
       (2) Requests by task force.--If the Task Force requests 
     that an Inspector General of an agency conduct or refrain 
     from conducting an audit or investigation and the Inspector 
     General rejects the request in whole or in part--
       (A) the Inspector General shall, not later than 30 days 
     after rejecting the request, submit a report to the Task 
     Force, the head of the applicable agency, and the 
     congressional committees of jurisdiction, including the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, that states the reasons that the Inspector 
     General has rejected the request in whole or in part; and
       (B) the decision of the Inspector General shall be final.
       (h) Coordination With the Comptroller General and State 
     Auditors.--The Task Force shall coordinate its oversight 
     activities with the Comptroller General of the United States 
     and State auditors.
       (i) Termination of the Task Force.--The Task Force shall 
     terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
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  SA 1717. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

                          TITLE __--REINS ACT

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Regulations from the 
     Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2021'' or the ``REINS 
     Act''

     SEC. __02. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to increase accountability for 
     and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 
     of article I of the United States Constitution grants all 
     legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has 
     excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing 
     to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability 
     for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in 
     Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted 
     and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and 
     a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the 
     American people for the laws imposed upon them.

     SEC. __03. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING.

       Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

         ``CHAPTER 8--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING

``Sec.

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``801. Congressional review.
``802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules.
``803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
``804. Definitions.
``805. Judicial review.
``806. Exemption for monetary policy.
``807. Effective date of certain rules.

     ``Sec. 801. Congressional review

       ``(a)(1)(A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal 
     agency promulgating such rule shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a list of information on which the rule is based, 
     including data, scientific and economic studies, and cost-
     benefit analyses, and identify how the public can access such 
     information online, and shall submit to each House of the 
     Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing--
       ``(i) a copy of the rule;
       ``(ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule;
       ``(iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor 
     rule, including an explanation of the classification 
     specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule 
     contained within subparagraphs (A) through (C) of section 
     804(2);
       ``(iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions 
     intended to implement the same statutory provision or 
     regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate 
     economic effects of those actions; and
       ``(v) the proposed effective date of the rule.
       ``(B) On the date of the submission of the report under 
     subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule 
     shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to 
     each House of Congress--
       ``(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the 
     rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or 
     lost, differentiating between public and private sector jobs;
       ``(ii) the agency's actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 
     605, 607, and 609 of this title;
       ``(iii) the agency's actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 
     204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
       ``(iv) any other relevant information or requirements under 
     any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
       ``(C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph 
     (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the 
     chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with 
     jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law 
     under which the rule is issued.
       ``(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on 
     each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end 
     of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. 
     The report of the Comptroller General shall include an 
     assessment of the agency's compliance with procedural steps 
     required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the 
     major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-
     sector activity.
       ``(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller 
     General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller 
     General's report under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint 
     resolution of approval described in section 802 or as 
     provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint 
     resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is 
     later.
       ``(4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by 
     section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1).
       ``(5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major 
     rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection 
     (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the 
     same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the 
     same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate.
       ``(b)(1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the 
     Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described 
     under section 802.
       ``(2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is 
     not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or 
     legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on 
     which the report referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) is 
     received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress 
     is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of 
     Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall 
     be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take 
     effect.
       ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may 
     take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President 
     makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written 
     notice of such determination to the Congress.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the 
     President by Executive order that the major rule should take 
     effect because such rule is--
       ``(A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or 
     safety or other emergency;
       ``(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
       ``(C) necessary for national security; or
       ``(D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an 
     international trade agreement.
       ``(3) An exercise by the President of the authority under 
     this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under 
     section 802.
       ``(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review 
     otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any 
     rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date 
     occurring--
       ``(A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days; or
       ``(B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 
     legislative days,
     before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a 
     session of Congress through the date on which the same or 
     succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 
     802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding 
     session of Congress.
       ``(2)(A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of 
     such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as though--
       ``(i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on--
       ``(I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day; or
       ``(II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 
     15th legislative day,
     after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and
       ``(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress 
     under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
       ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report 
     shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
       ``(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 
     effect as otherwise provided by law (including other 
     subsections of this section).

     ``Sec. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules

       ``(a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `joint 
     resolution' means only a joint resolution addressing a report 
     classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
     801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that--
       ``(A) bears no preamble;
       ``(B) bears the following title (with blanks filled as 
     appropriate): `Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating 
     to ___.';
       ``(C) includes after its resolving clause only the 
     following (with blanks filled as appropriate): `That Congress 
     approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.'; and
       ``(D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2).
       ``(2) After a House of Congress receives a report 
     classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 
     801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his 
     or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if 
     appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within 3 
     legislative days; and
       ``(B) in the case of the Senate, within 3 session days.
       ``(3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall 
     not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding.
       ``(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall 
     be referred in each House of Congress to the committees 
     having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the 
     rule is issued.
       ``(c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to 
     which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been 
     referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days 
     after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be 
     automatically discharged from further consideration of the 
     resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on 
     final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before 
     the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is 
     reported by the committee or committees to which it was 
     referred, or after such committee or committees have been 
     discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
       ``(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to 
     which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a 
     committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) 
     from further consideration of a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even 
     though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
     disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     the joint resolution, and all points of order against the 
     joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint 
     resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to 
     amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
     disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to 
     the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the 
     joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the 
     Senate until disposed of.
       ``(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on 
     all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in 
     order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 
     postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 
     is not in order.
       ``(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion 
     of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection 
     (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 
     if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the 
     vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
       ``(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
     the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure 
     relating to a

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     joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided 
     without debate.
       ``(e) In the House of Representatives, if any committee to 
     which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been 
     referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 
     legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall 
     be discharged from further consideration of the joint 
     resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it 
     shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a 
     Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has 
     appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to 
     call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in 
     the House without intervention of any point of order. When so 
     called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and 
     shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered to its passage without 
     intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider 
     the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint 
     resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which 
     the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, 
     such vote shall be taken on that day.
       ``(f)(1) If, before passing a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint 
     resolution having the same text, then--
       ``(A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee; and
       ``(B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the 
     same as if no joint resolution had been received from the 
     other House until the vote on passage, when the joint 
     resolution received from the other House shall supplant the 
     joint resolution of the receiving House.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of 
     Representatives if the joint resolution received from the 
     Senate is a revenue measure.
       ``(g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage 
     of the joint resolution by the last day of the period 
     described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken 
     on that day.
       ``(h) This section and section 803 are enacted by 
     Congress--
       ``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such are 
     deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
     but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be 
     followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution 
     described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 
     where explicitly so; and
       ``(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to 
     the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner 
     and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of 
     that House.

     ``Sec. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor 
       rules

       ``(a) For purposes of this section, the term `joint 
     resolution' means only a joint resolution introduced in the 
     period beginning on the date on which the report referred to 
     in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 
     days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is 
     adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), 
     the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: 
     `That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the 
     ___ relating to ___, and such rule shall have no force or 
     effect.' (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
       ``(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall 
     be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred 
     a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not 
     reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 
     resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of 
     introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be 
     discharged from further consideration of such joint 
     resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members 
     of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on 
     the calendar.
       ``(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint 
     resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is 
     discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration 
     of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at 
     any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 
     to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
     points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
     consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion 
     is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or 
     to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
     is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a 
     motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
     resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain 
     the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
       ``(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on 
     all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in 
     order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 
     postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 
     is not in order.
       ``(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion 
     of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection 
     (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 
     if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the 
     vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
       ``(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
     the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure 
     relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
     shall be decided without debate.
       ``(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in subsection 
     (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint 
     resolution respecting a nonmajor rule--
       ``(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning 
     with the applicable submission or publication date; or
       ``(2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was 
     submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), 
     after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 
     15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress 
     first convenes.
       ``(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
     resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 
     House receives from the other House a joint resolution 
     described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee.
       ``(2) With respect to a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution--
       ``(A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if 
     no joint resolution had been received from the other House; 
     but
       ``(B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
     resolution of the other House.

     ``Sec. 804. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `Federal agency' means any agency as that 
     term is defined in section 551(1).
       ``(2) The term `major rule' means any rule, including an 
     interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 
     Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to 
     result in--
       ``(A) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or 
     more;
       ``(B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, 
     individual industries, Federal, State, or local government 
     agencies, or geographic regions; or
       ``(C) significant adverse effects on competition, 
     employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the 
     ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with 
     foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
       ``(3) The term `nonmajor rule' means any rule that is not a 
     major rule.
       ``(4) The term `rule' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 551, except that such term does not include--
       ``(A) any rule of particular applicability, including a 
     rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, 
     prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or 
     financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or 
     acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures 
     bearing on any of the foregoing;
       ``(B) any rule relating to agency management or personnel; 
     or
       ``(C) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or 
     practice that does not substantially affect the rights or 
     obligations of non-agency parties.
       ``(5) The term `submission or publication date', except as 
     otherwise provided in this chapter, means--
       ``(A) in the case of a major rule, the date on which the 
     Congress receives the report submitted under section 
     801(a)(1); and
       ``(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of--
       ``(i) the date on which the Congress receives the report 
     submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
       ``(ii) the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in 
     the Federal Register, if so published.

     ``Sec. 805. Judicial review

       ``(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under 
     this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine 
     whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary 
     requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect.
       ``(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under 
     section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or 
     modification of statutory authority by Congress for the 
     promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any 
     claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged 
     defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record 
     before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule 
     except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is 
     in effect.

     ``Sec. 806. Exemption for monetary policy

       ``Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern 
     monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open 
     Market Committee.

     ``Sec. 807. Effective date of certain rules

       ``Notwithstanding section 801--

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       ``(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, 
     or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, 
     recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, 
     fishing, or camping; or
       ``(2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for 
     good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief 
     statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that 
     notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, 
     unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,
     shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency 
     promulgating the rule determines.''.

     SEC. __04. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO SECTION 802 
                   OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907(b)(2)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of 
     title 5, united states code.--Any rule subject to the 
     congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of 
     chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget 
     authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be 
     effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such 
     section.''.

     SEC. __05. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY OF RULES.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act--
       (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in section 804 
     of title 5, United States Code) were in effect;
       (2) how many major rules (as such term is defined in 
     section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; 
     and
       (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such 
     rules.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the 
     findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1718. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 33, strike line 25 and all that follows 
     through page 35, line 5, and insert the following:
       (B) Allocation by president.--If Congress has not enacted 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by 
     account, program, and project, by the date on which the Act 
     making full-year appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the 
     applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall 
     amounts recommended for allocation for that fiscal year from 
     amounts made available under subsection (a) be allocated by 
     the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, 
     and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1719. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 1002(b)(3)(B)(ii) and insert the following:
       (ii) Allocation by president.--If Congress has not enacted 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by 
     account, program element, and project, by the date on which 
     the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, 
     only then shall amounts made available under paragraph (2) be 
     allocated by the President or apportioned or allotted by 
     account, program element, and project pursuant to title 31, 
     United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1720. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 1002(a)(4)(B)(ii) and insert the following:
       (ii) Allocation by president.--If Congress has not enacted 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by 
     account, program, and project, by the date on which the Act 
     making full-year appropriations for the Department of 
     Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the 
     applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall 
     amounts made available under paragraph (2) be allocated by 
     the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, 
     and project pursuant to title 31, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1721. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1107, line 5, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall''.
       On page 1107, line 18, strike ``25 percent'' and insert 
     ``10 percent''.
       Beginning on page 1107, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through page 1108, line 6, and insert the following:
       (c) Automatic Sunset on Waivers of General Applicability.--
       On page 1109, line 4, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(d)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1722. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2210.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1723. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 1002(c)(3)(B)(ii) and insert the following:
       (ii) Allocation by president.--If Congress has not enacted 
     legislation establishing alternate allocations, including by 
     account, program, project, and activity, by the date on which 
     the Act making full-year appropriations for the Department of 
     State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the 
     applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, only then shall 
     amounts made available under paragraph (2) be allocated by 
     the President or apportioned or allotted by account, program, 
     project, and activity pursuant to title 31, United States 
     Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1724. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2202, strike subsection (f).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1725. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

       Any report required by a provision of or amendment made by 
     this Act shall be made available to a Member of Congress upon 
     request.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1726. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3314. REPORT ON FORCED LABOR IN UNITED STATES SUPPLY 
                   CHAINS.

       The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
     shall submit to Congress a report--
       (1) assessing the prevalence of goods made with forced 
     labor in United States supply chains; and
       (2) making recommendations with respect to preventing the 
     importation of such goods into the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1727. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF UNILATERAL TRADE ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 155. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF UNILATERAL TRADE ACTIONS.

       ``(a) Unilateral Trade Action Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `unilateral 
     trade action' means any of the following actions taken with 
     respect to the importation of an article pursuant to a 
     provision of law specified in paragraph (2):
       ``(A) A prohibition on importation of the article.
       ``(B) The imposition of or an increase in a duty applicable 
     to the article.
       ``(C) The imposition or tightening of a tariff-rate quota 
     applicable to the article.
       ``(D) The imposition or tightening of a quantitative 
     restriction on the importation of the article.
       ``(E) The suspension, withdrawal, or prevention of the 
     application of trade agreement concessions with respect to 
     the article.
       ``(F) Any other restriction on importation of the article.
       ``(2) Provisions of law specified.--The provisions of law 
     specified in this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Section 122.
       ``(B) Chapter 1 of title II.
       ``(C) Title III.
       ``(D) Section 406.
       ``(E) Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1338).
       ``(F) Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
     U.S.C. 1862).
       ``(G) Section 103(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
     Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 
     4202(a)).
       ``(H) The Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et 
     seq.).
       ``(I) The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       ``(J) Any provision of law enacted to implement a trade 
     agreement to which the United States is a party.
       ``(K) Any provision of a trade agreement to which the 
     United States is a party.
       ``(3) Exception for technical corrections to harmonized 
     tariff schedule.--A technical correction to the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States shall not be considered 
     a unilateral trade action for purposes of this section.
       ``(b) Congressional Approval Required.--A unilateral trade 
     action may not take effect unless--
       ``(1) the President submits to Congress and to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States a report that 
     includes--
       ``(A) a description of the proposed unilateral trade 
     action;
       ``(B) the proposed effective period for the action;
       ``(C) an economic cost-benefit analysis of the action, 
     including an assessment of--
       ``(i) whether the action is in the national economic 
     interest of the United States; and
       ``(ii) the macroeconomic effects of the action on--

       ``(I) employment in the United States;
       ``(II) the gross domestic product of the United States; and
       ``(III) revenues and expenditures of the Federal 
     Government; and

       ``(D) a list of articles that will be affected by the 
     action by subheading number of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States; and
       ``(2) a joint resolution of approval is enacted pursuant to 
     subsection (d) with respect to the action.
       ``(c) Report of Comptroller General.--Not later than 30 
     days after the submission of the report required by 
     subsection (b)(1) with respect to a proposed unilateral trade 
     action, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the proposed action that includes an assessment of 
     the compliance of the President with the provision of law 
     specified in subsection (a)(2) pursuant to which the action 
     would be taken.
       ``(d) Procedures for Joint Resolution of Approval.--
       ``(1) Joint resolution of approval defined.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `joint resolution of approval' 
     means a joint resolution of either House of Congress that--
       ``(A) states that Congress approves an action proposed by 
     the President in a report submitted under subsection (b)(1); 
     and
       ``(B) describes the action being approved by Congress.
       ``(2) Introduction.--During the period of 45 days after a 
     House of Congress receives a report under subsection (b)(1) 
     with respect to a unilateral trade action, a joint resolution 
     of approval may be introduced by any Member of that House.
       ``(3) Committee consideration.--
       ``(A) Referral.--A joint resolution of approval introduced 
     in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and a joint resolution of 
     approval introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       ``(B) Consideration.--The Committee on Ways and Means and 
     the Committee on Finance may, in considering a joint 
     resolution of approval, hold such hearings and meetings and 
     solicit such testimony as the Committee considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(C) Reporting.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D), the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Finance may, 
     at any time after receiving a joint resolution of approval, 
     report the resolution favorably or unfavorably.
       ``(ii) Subsequent resolutions.--If a subsequent joint 
     resolution of approval relating to the same unilateral trade 
     action proposed in the same report submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1) is referred to the Committee on Ways and Means or the 
     Committee on Finance after the first such resolution is 
     reported or discharged, the subsequent resolution shall not 
     be reported under this subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Placement on calendar.--A joint resolution of 
     approval reported by the Committee on Ways and Means or the 
     Committee on Finance shall lie over one legislative day and 
     then be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       ``(D) Discharge.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Committee on Ways and Means or 
     the Committee on Finance has not reported a joint resolution 
     of approval by the date that is 15 days after the resolution 
     is referred to the committee, the resolution shall be 
     automatically discharged from the committee and placed on the 
     appropriate calendar.
       ``(ii) Prohibition on motions to recommit.--A motion to 
     recommit a joint resolution of approval shall not be in 
     order.
       ``(iii) Subsequent resolutions.--If a subsequent joint 
     resolution of approval relating to the same unilateral trade 
     action proposed in the same report submitted under subsection 
     (b)(1) is referred to the Committee on Ways and Means or the 
     Committee on Finance after the first such resolution is 
     reported or discharged, the subsequent resolution shall not 
     be discharged under this subparagraph.
       ``(4) Floor consideration in senate.--In the Senate:
       ``(A) Motion to proceed.--
       ``(i) Timing.--A motion to proceed to a joint resolution of 
     approval is in order at any time after the resolution is 
     placed on the calendar.
       ``(ii) Motion by any senator.--Any Senator may move to 
     proceed to a joint resolution of approval.
       ``(iii) Privilege.--A motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of the joint resolution of approval is 
     privileged, except that this clause shall apply only to a 
     motion to proceed to a joint resolution of approval reported 
     or discharged from the Committee on Finance under paragraph 
     (3) or to the first joint resolution of approval placed on 
     the calendar after passage in the House of Representatives.
       ``(iv) Debate.--Debate on a motion to proceed to a joint 
     resolution of approval is limited to not more than 5 hours, 
     equally divided between Senators favoring and Senators 
     opposing the resolution.
       ``(v) Motion not amendable.--The motion to proceed to the 
     joint resolution of approval is not amendable. A motion to 
     reconsider is not in order. A motion to table is not in 
     order.
       ``(vi) Other motions not in order.--After a motion to 
     proceed to a joint resolution of approval is agreed to, 
     motions to postpone or to consider other business are not in 
     order.

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       ``(B) Motions and appeals.--All motions and appeals 
     relating to a joint resolution of approval shall be decided 
     by the Senate without debate.
       ``(5) Consideration in house of representatives.--In the 
     House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint 
     resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it 
     to the House at the end of 10 calendar days after its 
     introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further 
     consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed 
     on the appropriate calendar. On Thursdays it shall be in 
     order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who 
     favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the 
     calendar for at least 3 calendar days to call up that joint 
     resolution for immediate consideration in the House without 
     intervention of any point of order. When so called up, a 
     joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be 
     debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered to its passage without intervening 
     motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on 
     passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
     has not been taken on or before the close of the 10th 
     calendar day after the resolution is reported by the 
     committee or committees to which it was referred, or after 
     such committee or committees have been discharged from 
     further consideration of the resolution, such vote shall be 
     taken on that day.
       ``(6) Receipt of resolution from other house.--If, before 
     passing a joint resolution of approval, one House receives 
     from the other a joint resolution of approval from the other 
     House, then--
       ``(A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been 
     discharged from committee on the day it is received; and
       ``(B) the procedures set forth in paragraph (4) or (5), as 
     applicable, shall apply in the receiving House to the joint 
     resolution received from the other House to the same extent 
     as such procedures apply to a joint resolution of the 
     receiving House.
       ``(7) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This 
     subsection is enacted by Congress--
       ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such 
     is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, 
     and the rules provided for in this section supersede other 
     rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such 
     other rules; and
       ``(B) with the full recognition of the constitutional right 
     of either House to change the rules provided for in this 
     section (so far as relating to the procedures of that House) 
     at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as 
     any other rule of that House.
       ``(e) Report by the United States International Trade 
     Commission.--Not later than 12 months after the date of a 
     unilateral trade action taken pursuant to this section, the 
     United States International Trade Commission shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the effects of the action on the United 
     States economy, including a comprehensive assessment of the 
     economic effects of the action on producers and consumers in 
     the United States.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 154 the following:

``Sec. 155. Congressional review of unilateral trade actions.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1728. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2201, insert after subsection (b) the following:
       (c) Divisive Concepts.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``divisive 
     concepts'' means the concepts that--
       (A) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race 
     or sex;
       (B) the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist;
       (C) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is 
     inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously 
     or unconsciously;
       (D) an individual should be discriminated against or 
     receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or 
     her race or sex;
       (E) members of one race or sex cannot and should not 
     attempt to treat others without respect to race or sex;
       (F) an individual's moral character is necessarily 
     determined by his or her race or sex;
       (G) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, 
     bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by 
     other members of the same race or sex;
       (H) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, 
     or any other form of psychological distress on account of his 
     or her race or sex; or
       (I) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are 
     racist or sexist, or were created by a particular race to 
     oppress another race.
       (2) Prohibition.--In carrying out this Act or any duties 
     for the National Science Foundation, the Chief Diversity 
     Officer shall not use, teach, promote, or recommend any 
     divisive concepts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1729. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2201, strike paragraph (6) of subsection (b) and 
     all that follows through subsection (c).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1730. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2201.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1731. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 6121 and insert the following:

     SEC. 6121. SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR STUDENT LOANS.

       (a) Default Rate Fine.--Section 487 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(30) The institution will pay a default rate fine that is 
     determined pursuant to subsection (k).''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Default Rate Fine.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each institution described in paragraph 
     (2) shall pay to the Secretary an annual default rate fine in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Applicable institutions.--An institution shall pay a 
     default rate fine under this subsection for a fiscal year 
     based on the cohort default rate (as defined in section 
     435(m)) on loans made under this title for such fiscal year.
       ``(3) Fine.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each institution described in paragraph 
     (2) shall pay a default rate fine for a fiscal year that is 
     equal to 10 percent of the applicable amount determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i) for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Applicable amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--The applicable amount for a fiscal year 
     with respect to an institution shall be an amount equal to 
     the product of the amount of loans made under this title for 
     such fiscal year, and the applicable rate determined in 
     clause (ii). If the applicable rate is equal to or less than 
     zero percent then the applicable amount shall be equal to 
     zero.
       ``(ii) Applicable rate.--The applicable rate for a fiscal 
     year with respect to an institution shall be the rate that is 
     equal to the difference between the cohort default rate on 
     loans made under this title (as defined in section 435(m)) 
     for such fiscal year and the average rate of total 
     unemployment in the United States for the 3-year period 
     covered by that cohort default rate (as defined in section 
     435(m)), as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
       ``(4) Credit for certain institutions.--Each institution 
     that is described in paragraph (2) shall receive a $400 
     credit for the fiscal year for each graduate of the 
     institution during such fiscal year who received a Federal 
     Pell Grant while enrolled at the institution.
       ``(5) Flexibility in counsel and advice.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of the Act, the Secretary shall grant 
     institutions of

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     higher education flexibility under this Act to counsel and 
     advise students on Federal financial aid, including granting 
     flexibility for institutions to award less than the maximum 
     amount of Federal student aid for which an individual is 
     eligible if the cost of tuition, room, and board at the 
     institution is less than such maximum amount.''.
       (b) Flexibility in Counseling and Advice.--Section 485(l) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(l)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Flexibility in counseling and advice.--In addition to 
     the entrance counseling under paragraph (1), an eligible 
     institution may require any borrower, at or prior to the time 
     of a disbursement to the borrower of a loan made under part 
     D, to receive the information described in paragraph (2) with 
     respect to such loan, or any other financial counseling, 
     including financial literacy counseling.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1732. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1355, lines 21 and 22, strike ``elementary and''.
       On page 1356, lines 1 and 2, strike ``elementary schools 
     and''.
       On page 1356, lines 3 and 4, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1356, lines 7 and 8, strike ``elementary school''.
       On page 1358, strike lines 6 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
       (5) Covered student.--The term ``covered student'' means an 
     individual who is--
       (A) enrolled in a secondary school; and
       (B) undergoing instruction with goals of acquiring and 
     developing professional knowledge and achieving employment in 
     a STEM field.
       On page 1359, lines 10 and 11, strike ``elementary and''.
       On page 1359, lines 11 and 12, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1361, lines 8 and 9, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1361, line 20, strike ``students facing systemic 
     barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1362, lines 1 and 2, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1363, lines 6 and 7, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1363, strike lines 10 through 12 and insert 
     ``computational thinking skills in secondary education.''.
       On page 1365, line 22, strike ``elementary school and''.
       On page 1366, lines 11 and 12, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1366, lines 22 and 23, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1366, line 24, strike ``elementary school and''.
       On page 1367, lines 12 and 13, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1367, line 29, by striking ``elementary schools 
     and''.
       On page 1368, lines 8 and 9, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1369, strike lines 18 through 20 and insert 
     ``students in secondary schools.''.
       On page 1371, line 7, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1371, lines 12 and 13, strike ``elementary schools 
     and''.
       On page 1371, line 17, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1371, lines 24 and 25, strike ``elementary schools 
     and''.
       On page 1372, line 5, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1373, lines 2 and 3, strike ``elementary school 
     and''.
       On page 1373, lines 3 and 4, strike ``elementary school and 
     secondary school students facing systemic barriers'' and 
     insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1374, lines 4 and 5, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1374, lines 18 and 19, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1375, lines 9 and 10, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1375, line 12, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1375, line 18, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1375, line 20, strike ``elementary schools and''.
       On page 1376, lines 5 and 6, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1376, lines 9 and 10, by striking ``elementary 
     schools and''.
       On page 1378, lines 18 and 19, by striking ``elementary 
     school and''.
       On page 1380, line 10, strike ``students facing systemic 
     barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1380, strike lines 18 through 20 and insert 
     ``secondary school students.''.
       On page 1381, line 12, strike ``elementary school and''.
       On page 1381, lines 19 and 20, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1382, lines 11 and 12, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1382, lines 18 and 19, strike ``students facing 
     systemic barriers'' and insert ``covered students''.
       On page 1382, strike lines 22 through 24 and insert 
     ``secondary school students.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1733. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2208(e), strike ``and provides the student with 
     an additional stipend''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1734. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 2206, insert the following:
       (e) Termination.--The authority provided by subsections (a) 
     through (d) terminates on the day that is 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1735. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part II of subtitle C of title II of 
     division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3260. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO RELATED TO 
                   COUNTERING CHINA.

       No United States contributions shall be made available for 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) obligations or 
     activities related to countering the People's Republic of 
     China until such time as--
       (1) the North Atlantic Treaty is updated to reflect the 
     addition of a China mission; and
       (2) all NATO member countries have met the mandatory 
     defense spending requirements.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1736. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 32__. AVAILABILITY OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
                   SERVICES TO TAIWAN.

       Section 3(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 
     3302(a)) is amended by striking ``the United States will make 
     available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense 
     services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable 
     Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability'' and 
     inserting ``the United States shall make available to Taiwan 
     such defense articles and defense services in such quantity 
     as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a 
     competitive self-defense capability''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1737. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part II of subtitle C of title II of 
     division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3260. MANDATORY REVIEW OF CONTINUED NATO PARTICIPATION 
                   IN EVENT STANDING EUROPEAN ARMY IS ESTABLISHED.

       Not later than 90 days after determining that the European 
     Union has established a standing European Army, the President 
     shall, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of State, conduct a review of the benefits, risks, 
     and costs of continued United States participation in the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1738. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title II of 
     division C, insert the following:

     SEC. 32__. REQUIREMENT FOR AN AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
                   MILITARY FORCE.

       The President may only introduce members of the Armed 
     Forces into hostilities in or on behalf of Taiwan--
       (1) if Congress has enacted an authorization for the use of 
     military force for such purpose; or
       (2) for not more than 30 days to repel a sudden attack, or 
     the concrete, specific, and immediate threat of such a sudden 
     attack, upon the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions, its armed forces, or other United States 
     citizens overseas.
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  SA 1739. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 3209, strike subsections (c) through (h) and 
     insert the following:
       (c) Office Liaisons.--The Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall each appoint, from within 
     their respective departments at the level of GS-14 or higher, 
     liaisons between the Office and the Department of Commerce or 
     the Department of the Treasury, as applicable, to perform the 
     following duties:
       (1) Collaborate with the Department of State on relevant 
     technology initiatives and partnerships.
       (2) Provide technical and other relevant expertise to the 
     Office, as appropriate.
       (d) Membership.--In addition to the liaisons referred to in 
     subsection (c), the Office shall include a representative or 
     expert detailee from key Federal agencies, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State.
       (e) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office shall include 
     responsibilities such as--
       (1) creating, overseeing, and carrying out technology 
     partnerships with countries and relevant political and 
     economic unions that are committed to--
       (A) the rule of law, freedom of speech, and respect for 
     human rights;
       (B) the safe and responsible development and use of new and 
     emerging technologies and the establishment of related norms 
     and standards;
       (C) a secure internet architecture governed by a multi-
     stakeholder model instead of centralized government control;
       (D) robust international cooperation to promote an open 
     internet and interoperable technological products and 
     services that are necessary to freedom, innovation, 
     transparency, and privacy; and
       (E) multilateral coordination, including through diplomatic 
     initiatives, information sharing, and other activities, to 
     defend the principles described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (D) against efforts by state and non-state actors to 
     undermine them;
       (2) harmonizing technology governance regimes with 
     partners, coordinating on basic and pre-competitive research 
     and development initiatives, and collaborating to pursue such 
     opportunities in key technologies, including--
       (A) artificial intelligence and machine learning;
       (B) 5G telecommunications and other advanced wireless 
     networking technologies;
       (C) semiconductor manufacturing;
       (D) biotechnology;
       (E) quantum computing;
       (F) surveillance technologies, including facial recognition 
     technologies and censorship software; and
       (G) fiber optic cables;
       (3) coordinating with such countries regarding shared 
     technology strategies, including technology controls and 
     standards, as well as strategies with respect to the 
     development and acquisition of key technologies to provide 
     alternatives for those countries utilizing systems supported 
     by authoritarian regimes;
       (4) coordinating the adoption of shared data privacy, data 
     sharing, and data archiving standards among the United States 
     and partner countries and relevant economic and political 
     unions, including complementary data protection regulations;
       (5) coordinating with other technology partners on export 
     control policies, including as appropriate through the 
     Wassenaar Arrangement On Export Controls for Conventional 
     Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, done at The Hague 
     December 1995, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia 
     Group, and the Missile Technology Control Regime; supply 
     chain security; and investment in or licensing of critical 
     infrastructure and dual-use technologies;
       (6) coordinating with members of technology partnerships on 
     other policies regarding the use and control of emerging and 
     foundational technologies through appropriate restrictions, 
     investment screening, and appropriate measures with respect 
     to technology transfers;
       (7) coordinating policies, in coordination with the 
     Department of Commerce, around the resiliency of supply 
     chains in critical technology areas, including possible 
     diversification of supply chain components to countries 
     involved in technology partnerships with the United States, 
     while also maintaining transparency surrounding subsidies and 
     product origins;
       (8) sharing information regarding the technology transfer 
     threat posed by authoritarian governments and the ways in 
     which autocratic regimes are utilizing technology to erode 
     individual freedoms and other foundations of open, democratic 
     societies;
       (9) administering the establishment of--
       (A) the common funding mechanism for development and 
     adoption of measurably secure semiconductors and measurably 
     secure semiconductors supply chains created in and in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 9905 of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283); and
       (B) the multilateral telecommunications security fund 
     created in and in accordance with the requirements of section 
     9202 of such Act; and
       (10) collaborating with private companies, trade 
     associations, and think tanks to realize the purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) through (9).
       (f) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 3 
     years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
     Director for National Intelligence, shall submit an 
     unclassified report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, with a classified index, if necessary, 
     regarding--
       (1) the activities of the Office, including any cooperative 
     initiatives and partnerships pursued with United States 
     allies and partners, and the results of those activities, 
     initiatives, and partnerships; and
       (2) the activities of the Government of the Peoples' 
     Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and the 
     Russian Federation in key technology sectors and the threats 
     they pose to the United States, including--
       (A) artificial intelligence and machine learning;
       (B) 5G telecommunications and other advanced wireless 
     networking technologies;
       (C) semiconductor manufacturing;
       (D) biotechnology;
       (E) quantum computing;
       (F) surveillance technologies, including facial recognition 
     technologies and censorship software; and
       (G) fiber optic cables.
       (g) Sense of Congress on Establishing International 
     Technology Partnership.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Secretary of State should seek to establish an International 
     Technology Partnership for the purposes described in this 
     section with foreign countries that have--
       (1) a democratic national government and a strong 
     commitment to democratic values, including an adherence to 
     the rule of law, freedom of speech, and respect for and 
     promotion of human rights;
       (2) an economy with advanced technology sectors; and
       (3) a demonstrated record of trust or an expressed interest 
     in international cooperation and coordination with the United 
     States on important defense and intelligence issues.
       (h) Contribution Requirement.--Any agreement formed with 
     one or more countries on a bilateral or multilateral basis 
     under this section shall require, at minimum, that the other 
     country or countries collectively share at least 50 percent 
     of the costs associated with the partnership.

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       (i) Treaty Requirement.--Any agreement to form a 
     partnership under this section shall be formalized as a 
     treaty subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
       
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  SA 1740. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS.

       Section 261 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the first undesignated paragraph and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Attributes of personal property.--Subject to the 
     provisions of this title, patents shall have the attributes 
     of personal property.
       ``(2) Register of interests.--The Patent and Trademark 
     Office shall--
       ``(A) maintain a register of interests in patents and 
     applications for patents;
       ``(B) record any document related thereto upon request;
       ``(C) not later than 90 days after the date on which a 
     patent, or any interest in a patent of not less than 10 
     percent (in the aggregate), is assigned to any foreign entity 
     or person, require the recording of that assignment; and
       ``(D) maintain a publicly accessible database that is 
     digitally searchable by fields based on patent number, 
     assignee, assignor, assignment date, and other criteria 
     established by the Office.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to comply.--No party may recover, 
     for infringement of a patent in any litigation, any monetary 
     damages for any period in which ownership with respect to the 
     patent is not properly recorded in accordance with the 
     requirements of this subsection.'';
       (2) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection (a), as so designated by paragraph (1) of this 
     section, by striking ``Applications'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Applications.--Applications'';
       (3) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection (b), as so designated by paragraph (2) of this 
     section, by striking ``A certificate'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Certificate of Acknowledgment.--A certificate''; and
       (4) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection (c), as so designated by paragraph (3) of this 
     section, by striking ``An interest'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Effect of Assignment.--An interest''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1741. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PATENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 30 of title 35, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 302, in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``or on the basis of credible evidence that any such claim 
     was obtained through fraud'' after ``section 301'';
       (2) in section 303--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by inserting ``or 
     enforceability'' after ``patentability''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ``, or a 
     substantial new question of enforceability is raised by 
     credible evidence of fraud,'' after ``patents and 
     publications''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``or enforceability'' after ``patentability'';
       (3) in section 304, in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``or enforceability'' after ``patentability''; and
       (4) in section 307--
       (A) in the section heading, by inserting 
     ``unenforceability,'' after ``unpatentability,''; and
       (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or unenforceable'' 
     after ``unpatentable''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 30 of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 307 and 
     inserting the following:

``307. Certificate of patentability, unpatentability, unenforceability, 
              and claim cancellation.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1742. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I of division F, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 61__. ESSENTIAL GENERIC ANTIBIOTIC PROGRAM.

       (a) Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to provide grants to manufacturers of essential 
     generic antibiotic drugs, or the active pharmaceutical 
     ingredient or articles used as components of such drug, to 
     support activities described in paragraph (3).
       (2) Eligible entities.--The Secretary shall award grants 
     under this subsection to not more than 3 manufacturers of an 
     essential generic antibiotic drug. Each such recipient shall 
     be a manufacturer that--
       (A) has implemented and maintains an effective quality 
     management system, under parts 210 and 211 of title 21, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
       (B) has a strong record of compliance with the requirements 
     of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et 
     seq.);
       (C) commits to using advanced manufacturing in its domestic 
     manufacturing operations; and
       (D) has existing manufacturing facilities and operations in 
     the United States.
       (3) Use of funds.--A recipient of a grant under this 
     subsection may use such grant funds to--
       (A) with respect to manufacturing an essential generic 
     antibiotic drug--
       (i) expand, upgrade, or recommission an existing 
     manufacturing facility located in the United States; or
       (ii) construct a new manufacturing facility in the United 
     States; and
       (B) manufacture essential generic antibiotic drugs using 
     advanced manufacturing techniques.
       (b) Use of Funds to Purchase Essential Generic Antibiotic 
     Drugs for Stockpiling.--The Secretary may use amounts 
     appropriated under this section to purchase, store, 
     stockpile, or disposition essential generic antibiotic drugs 
     manufactured in the United States.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) Active pharmaceutical ingredient.--The term ``active 
     pharmaceutical ingredient'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 744A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 379j-41).
       (2) Advanced manufacturing.--The term ``advanced 
     manufacturing'' means an approach for the manufacturing of 
     drugs that incorporates novel technology, or uses an 
     established technique or technology in a new or innovative 
     way, that enhances drug product quality or improves the 
     manufacturing process.
       (3) Essential generic antibiotic drug.--The term 
     ``essential generic antibiotic drug'' means an antibacterial 
     or antifungal drug approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) that the Secretary 
     determines to be medically necessary to have available at all 
     times in an amount adequate to serve patient needs, including 
     beta-lactams (including penicillin and cephalosporin 
     derivatives) and non-beta lactams (including tetracycline and 
     aminoglycoside derivatives).
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (5) United states.--The term ``United States'' means the 50 
     States, the District of Columbia, territories, and Tribal 
     lands.
       (d) Funding.--For purposes of carrying out this section 
     (other than subsection (e)), there is appropriated, out of 
     amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available 
     through September 30, 2023.
       (e) Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a contract 
     with an entity under which such entity carries out a study on 
     the manufacture of essential generic antibiotic drugs and 
     issues a report that includes--
       (A) recommendations about which antibiotics the Secretary 
     should prioritize for purposes of the program under 
     subsection (a), based on factors that include necessity of 
     use, vulnerability to foreign supply chain disruptions, and 
     availability of alternatives; and
       (B) the expected effect of increased domestic manufacturing 
     of drugs on drug costs to consumers.
       (2) Authorization.--To carry out this subsection, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2021, to remain available until September 30, 2022.
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  SA 1743. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science

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Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MODIFICATIONS TO SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.

       (b) Inclusion of Testing and Evaluation in the Definition 
     of Research and Development.--Section 9(e)(5) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) the term `research' or `research and development' 
     means--
       ``(A) any activity which is--
       ``(i) a systematic, intensive study directed toward greater 
     knowledge or understanding of the subject studied;
       ``(ii) a systematic study directed specifically toward 
     applying new knowledge to meet a recognized need; or
       ``(iii) a systematic application of knowledge toward the 
     production of useful materials, devices, and systems or 
     methods, including design, development, and improvement of 
     prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements; 
     and
       ``(B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an 
     activity;''.
       (c) Inclusion of Small Business Investment Companies in 
     SBIR and STTR.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or private equity firm investment'' each 
     place that term appears and inserting ``private equity firm, 
     or SBIC investment'';
       (2) by striking ``or private equity firms'' each place that 
     term appears and inserting ``private equity firms, or 
     SBICs'';
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) in paragraph (13)(B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) the term `SBIC' means a small business investment 
     company as defined in section 103 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662).''; and
       (4) in the heading for subsection (dd), by striking ``or 
     Private Equity Firms'' and inserting ``Private Equity Firms, 
     or SBICs''.
       (d) Calculation of Leverage of Small Business Investment 
     Companies That Invest in SBIR or STTR Participants.--Section 
     303(b)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
     U.S.C. 683(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Investments in sbir and sttr participants.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--

       ``(I) the term `cost' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661a); and
       ``(II) the term `SBIR or STTR participant' means a small 
     business concern that receives contracts or grants pursuant 
     to section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

       ``(ii) Exclusion.--Subject to clause (iii), in calculating 
     the outstanding leverage of a company for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall exclude the amount 
     of any investment made in a SBIR or STTR participant, if such 
     investment is made in the first fiscal year after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph or any fiscal year thereafter 
     by a company licensed during the applicable fiscal year.
       ``(iii) Limitations.--

       ``(I) Amount of exclusion.--The amount excluded under 
     clause (i) for a company shall not exceed 33 percent of the 
     private capital of that company.
       ``(II) Maximum investment.--A company shall not make an 
     investment in any 1 SBIR or STTR participant in an amount 
     equal to more than 20 percent of the private capital of that 
     company.
       ``(III) Other terms.--The exclusion of amounts under clause 
     (i) shall be subject to such terms as the Administrator may 
     impose to ensure that there is no cost with respect to 
     purchasing or guaranteeing any debenture involved.''.

       (e) Encouraging Participation in the Mentor-protege 
     Program.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vv) Encouraging Participation in the Mentor-Protege 
     Program.--The Administrator shall provide an increase to the 
     past performance rating of any small business concern that 
     has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a 
     mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that 
     seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program.''.
       (f) Annual Meeting for Federal Agencies With a SBIR or STTR 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638), as amended by subsection (e), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(ww) Annual Meeting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of each Federal agency required 
     to have a program under this section (or a designee) and the 
     Administrator (or a designee) shall meet annually to discuss 
     methods--
       ``(A) to improve the collection of data under this section;
       ``(B) to improve the reporting of data to the Administrator 
     under this section;
       ``(C) to make the application processes for programs under 
     this section more efficient; and
       ``(D) to increase participation in the programs under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which an annual meeting required under paragraph (1) is held, 
     the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     findings of the meeting and recommendations on how to 
     implement changes to programs under this section.''.
       (2) Funding for annual meeting.--Section 9(mm)(1) of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (J), by striking the ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (B) in subparagraph (K), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) the annual meeting required under subsection (ww).''.
       (g) Increasing Participation of Underserved Populations in 
     the SBIR and STTR Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9(mm)(2) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Outreach and technical assistance.--A Federal agency 
     participating in the program under this subsection shall use 
     a portion of the funds authorized for uses under paragraph 
     (1) to carry out the policy directive required under 
     subsection (j)(2)(F) and to increase the participation of 
     States with respect to which a low level of SBIR awards have 
     historically been awarded.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 9(mm)(6) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(mm)(6)) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)(A) and any use of the waiver authority under 
     paragraph (2)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
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  SA 1744. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. 
Hassan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED TO 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS ACCORDING TO 
                   CERTAIN CRITERIA.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 836. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS RELATED TO 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered item.--The term `covered item' means any of 
     the following:
       ``(A) Body armor components intended to provide ballistic 
     protection for an individual, consisting of 1 or more of the 
     following:
       ``(i) Soft ballistic panels.
       ``(ii) Hard ballistic plates.
       ``(iii) Concealed armor carriers worn under a uniform.
       ``(iv) External armor carriers worn over a uniform.
       ``(B) Helmets that provide ballistic protection and other 
     head protection and components.
       ``(C) Protective eyewear.
       ``(D) Rain gear, cold weather gear, other environmental and 
     flame-resistant clothing.
       ``(E) Footwear provided as part of a uniform.
       ``(F) Uniforms.
       ``(G) Bags and packs.
       ``(H) Holsters and tactical pouches.
       ``(I) Patches, insignia, and embellishments.
       ``(J) Respiratory protective masks.
       ``(K) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
     protective gear.
       ``(L) Hearing protection equipment.
       ``(M) Powered air purifying respirators and required 
     filters.
       ``(N) Disposable and reusable surgical and isolation gowns.
       ``(O) Gloves.
       ``(P) Face shields.
       ``(Q) Head and foot coverings.
       ``(R) Sanitizing and disinfecting wipes.
       ``(S) Privacy curtains.
       ``(T) Beds and bedding.
       ``(U) Testing swabs.
       ``(V) Gauze and bandages.
       ``(W) Tents and tarpaulins.
       ``(X) Any other critical safety item as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Frontline operational component.-- The term 
     `frontline operational component' means any of the following 
     components of the Department:
       ``(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
       ``(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
       ``(C) The United States Secret Service.
       ``(D) The Transportation Security Administration.

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       ``(E) The Coast Guard.
       ``(F) The Federal Protective Service.
       ``(G) The Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       ``(H) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
       ``(b) Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
     procurement of a covered item for a frontline operational 
     component meets the following criteria:
       ``(A) To the maximum extent possible, not less than one-
     third of funds obligated in a specific fiscal year for the 
     procurement of such covered items shall be covered items that 
     are manufactured or supplied in the United States by entities 
     that qualify as small business concerns, as such term is 
     described under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632).
       ``(B) Each contractor with respect to the procurement of 
     such a covered item, including the end-item manufacturer of 
     such a covered item--
       ``(i) is an entity registered with the System for Award 
     Management (or successor system) administered by the General 
     Services Administration; and
       ``(ii) is in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 of the 
     International Organization for Standardization (or successor 
     standard) or a standard determined appropriated by the 
     Secretary to ensure the quality of products and adherence to 
     applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
       ``(C) Each supplier of such a covered item with an insignia 
     (such as any patch, badge, or emblem) and each supplier of 
     such an insignia, if such covered item with such insignia or 
     such insignia, as the case may be, is not produced, applied, 
     or assembled in the United States, shall--
       ``(i) store such covered item with such insignia or such 
     insignia in a locked area;
       ``(ii) report any pilferage or theft of such covered item 
     with such insignia or such insignia occurring at any stage 
     before delivery of such covered item with such insignia or 
     such insignia; and
       ``(iii) destroy any such defective or unusable covered item 
     with insignia or insignia in a manner established by the 
     Secretary, and maintain records, for three years after the 
     creation of such records, of such destruction that include 
     the date of such destruction, a description of the covered 
     item with insignia or insignia destroyed, the quantity of the 
     covered item with insignia or insignia destroyed, and the 
     method of destruction.
       ``(2) Waiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a national emergency 
     declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Secretary may waive a 
     requirement in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of paragraph (1) 
     if the Secretary determines there is an insufficient supply 
     of a covered item that meets the requirement.
       ``(B) Notice.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary determines a waiver under subparagraph 
     (A) is necessary, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight 
     and Reform, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives notice of such determination, which shall 
     include--
       ``(i) identification of the national emergency declared by 
     the President;
       ``(ii) identification of the covered item for which the 
     Secretary intends to issue the waiver; and
       ``(iii) a description of the demand for the covered item 
     and corresponding lack of supply from contractors able to 
     meet the criteria described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Pricing.--The Secretary shall ensure that covered 
     items are purchased at a fair and reasonable price, 
     consistent with the procedures and guidelines specified in 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a 
     report on instances in which vendors have failed to meet 
     deadlines for delivery of covered items and corrective 
     actions taken by the Department in response to such 
     instances.
       ``(e) Effective Date.--This section applies with respect to 
     a contract entered into by the Department or any frontline 
     operational component on or after the date that is 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a study of 
     the adequacy of allowances provided to employees of frontline 
     operational components (as defined in section 836 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a)).
       (2) Requirements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) be informed by a Department-wide survey of employees 
     from across the Department who receive uniform allowances 
     that seeks to ascertain what, if any, improvements could be 
     made to the current uniform allowances and what, if any, 
     impacts current allowances have had on employee morale and 
     retention; and
       (B) consider increasing by 25 percent, at minimum, the 
     uniform allowance for first year employees and by 50 percent, 
     at minimum, the annual allowance for all other employees.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 835 the following:

``Sec. 836. Requirements to buy certain items related to national 
              security interests.''.
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  SA 1745. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of division C, add the following:

                  TITLE VI--COMBATING SYNTHETIC DRUGS

     SEC. 3601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fighting Emerging 
     Narcotics Through Additional Nations to Yield Lasting Results 
     Act'' or ``FENTANYL Results Act''.

     SEC. 3602. PRIORITIZATION OF EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   STATE TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING IN 
                   COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize 
     efforts of the Department of State to combat international 
     trafficking in covered synthetic drugs by carrying out 
     programs and activities to include the following:
       (1) Supporting increased data collection by the United 
     States and foreign countries through increased drug use 
     surveys among populations, increased use of wastewater 
     testing where appropriate, and multilateral sharing of that 
     data.
       (2) Engaging in increased consultation and partnership with 
     international drug agencies, including the European 
     Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, and 
     regulatory agencies in foreign countries.
       (3) Carrying out the program to provide assistance to build 
     the capacity of foreign law enforcement agencies with respect 
     to covered synthetic drugs, as required by section 3603.
       (4) Carrying out exchange programs for governmental and 
     nongovernmental personnel in the United States and in foreign 
     countries to provide educational and professional development 
     on demand reduction matters relating to the illicit use of 
     narcotics and other drugs, as required by section 3604.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the implementation of this section.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

     SEC. 3603. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO BUILD THE 
                   CAPACITY OF FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 
                   WITH RESPECT TO COVERED SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Secretary of 
     State shall establish a program to provide assistance to 
     build the capacity of law enforcement agencies of the 
     countries described in subsection (c) to help such agencies 
     to identify, track, and improve their forensics detection 
     capabilities with respect to covered synthetic drugs.
       (b) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall prioritize 
     assistance under subsection (a) among those countries 
     described in subsection (c) in which such assistance would 
     have the most impact in reducing illicit use of covered 
     synthetic drugs in the United States.
       (c) Countries Described.--The foreign countries described 
     in this subsection are--
       (1) countries that are producers of covered synthetic 
     drugs;
       (2) countries whose pharmaceutical and chemical industries 
     are known to be exploited for development or procurement of 
     precursors of covered synthetic drugs; or
       (3) major drug-transit countries as defined by the 
     President.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

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     Such amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.

     SEC. 3604. EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENTAL AND 
                   NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE 
                   EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON 
                   DEMAND REDUCTION MATTERS RELATING TO ILLICIT 
                   USE OF NARCOTICS AND OTHER DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish or 
     continue and strengthen, as appropriate, an exchange program 
     for governmental and nongovernmental personnel in the United 
     States and in foreign countries to provide educational and 
     professional development on demand reduction matters relating 
     to the illicit use of narcotics and other drugs.
       (b) Program Requirements.--The program required by 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be limited to individuals who have expertise and 
     experience in matters described in subsection (a);
       (2) in the case of inbound exchanges, may be carried out as 
     part of exchange programs and international visitor programs 
     administered by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the Department of State, including the 
     International Visitor Leadership Program, in consultation or 
     coordination with the Bureau of International Narcotics and 
     Law Enforcement Affairs; and
       (3) shall include outbound exchanges for governmental or 
     nongovernmental personnel in the United States.
       (c) Authorization of Additional Appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
     2026. Such amounts shall be in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes.

     SEC. 3605. AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.--
     Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Synthetic opioids and new psychoactive substances.--
       ``(A) Synthetic opioids.--Information that contains an 
     assessment of the countries significantly involved in the 
     manufacture, production, or transshipment of synthetic 
     opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, to 
     include the following:
       ``(i) The scale of legal domestic production and any 
     available information on the number of manufacturers and 
     producers of such opioids in such countries.
       ``(ii) Information on any law enforcement assessments of 
     the scale of illegal production, including a description of 
     the capacity of illegal laboratories to produce such opioids.
       ``(iii) The types of inputs used and a description of the 
     primary methods of synthesis employed by illegal producers of 
     such opioids.
       ``(iv) An assessment of the policies of such countries to 
     regulate licit manufacture and interdict illicit manufacture, 
     diversion, distribution, and shipment of such opioids and an 
     assessment of the effectiveness of the policies' 
     implementation.
       ``(B) New psychoactive substances.--Information on, to the 
     extent practicable, any policies of responding to new 
     psychoactive substances (as such term is defined in section 
     3607 of the FENTANYL Results Act), to include the following:
       ``(i) Which governments have articulated policies on 
     scheduling of such substances.
       ``(ii) Any data on impacts of such policies and other 
     responses to such substances.
       ``(iii) An assessment of any policies the United States 
     could adopt to improve its response to new psychoactive 
     substances.''.
       (b) Definition of Major Illicit Drug Producing Country.--
     Section 481(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``means a country in which--'' and 
     inserting the following: ``means--
       ``(A) a country in which--'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and moving such 
     clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right;
       (C) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as redesignated by this 
     paragraph, by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     ``; or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) a country which is a significant direct source of 
     illicit narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled 
     substances significantly affecting the United States;''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
       ``(5) the term `major drug-transit country' means a country 
     through which are transported illicit narcotic or 
     psychotropic drugs or other controlled substances 
     significantly affecting the United States.''.

     SEC. 3606. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should direct the United States 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and 
     vote of the United States at the United Nations to advocate 
     for more transparent assessments of countries by the 
     International Narcotics Control Board; and
       (2) bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral international 
     cooperation is essential to combating the trafficking of 
     covered synthetic drugs.

     SEC. 3607. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) The term ``covered synthetic drug'' means--
       (A) a synthetic controlled substance (as defined in section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6))), 
     including fentanyl or a fentanyl analogue; or
       (B) a new psychoactive substance.
       (2) The term ``new psychoactive substance'' means a 
     substance of abuse, or any preparation thereof, that--
       (A) is not--
       (i) included in any schedule as a controlled substance 
     under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); 
     or
       (ii) controlled by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 
     done at New York March 30, 1961, or the Convention on 
     Psychotropic Substances, done at Vienna February 21, 1971;
       (B) is new or has reemerged on the illicit market; and
       (C) poses a threat to the public health and safety.
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  SA 1746. Mr. LUJAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 25__. NATIONAL LABORATORY BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) NNSA.--The term ``NNSA'' means the National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.
       (3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the joint program 
     office established under subsection (b)(2).
       (4) Office of intelligence and counterintelligence.--The 
     term ``Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence'' means 
     the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the 
     Department.
       (5) Office of science.--The term ``Office of Science'' 
     means the Office of Science of the Department.
       (6) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the National 
     Laboratory Biotechnology Program established under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (b) National Laboratory Biotechnology Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a National 
     Laboratory Biotechnology Program to integrate the resources 
     of the Department, including the Office of Science, the 
     Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the NNSA, 
     to provide research, development, test and evaluation, and 
     response capabilities to respond to--
       (A) long-term biotechnology threats facing the United 
     States; and
       (B) any remaining threats posed by COVID-19.
       (2) Joint program office.--To carry out the Program, the 
     Secretary shall establish a joint program office, which shall 
     comprise appropriate leadership from the Office of Science, 
     the NNSA, and the National Laboratories.
       (3) Functions.--The Office shall--
       (A) oversee the development and operation of major research 
     activities of the Program;
       (B) periodically review and recommend updates as necessary 
     to Program policies and guidelines for the development and 
     operation of major research activities;
       (C) collaborate with the directors of research directorates 
     of the Department, directors of National Laboratories, and 
     other senior Department officials, as appropriate, to gain 
     greater access to top researchers and new and potentially 
     transformative ideas;
       (D) enable access to broad scientific and technical 
     expertise and resources that will lead to the deployment of 
     innovative products, including through--
       (i) research and development, including proof of concept, 
     technical development, and compliance testing activities; and
       (ii) early-stage product development, including through--

       (I) computational modeling and simulation;
       (II) molecular structural determination;
       (III) genomic sequencing;
       (IV) epidemiological and logistics support;
       (V) knowledge discovery infrastructure and scalable 
     protected data;
       (VI) advanced manufacturing to address supply chain 
     bottlenecks;
       (VII) new capabilities for testing of clinical and 
     nonclinical samples;
       (VIII) understanding environmental fate and transport of 
     viruses; and
       (IX) discovery of potential therapeutics through 
     computation and molecular structure determination;

       (E) provide access to user facilities with advanced or 
     unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources to 
     perform research and testing;

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       (F) support technology transfer and related activities; and
       (G) promote access and development across the Federal 
     Government and to United States industry, including startup 
     companies, of early applications of the technologies, 
     innovations, and expertise beneficial to the public that are 
     derived from Program activities.
       (4) Biodefense expertise.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the Office 
     shall support research that harnesses the capabilities of the 
     National Laboratories to address advanced biological threats 
     of national security significance through assessments and 
     research and development programs that--
       (i) support the near- and long-term biodefense needs of the 
     United States;
       (ii) support the national security community in reducing 
     uncertainty and risk;
       (iii) enable greater access to top researchers and new and 
     potentially transformative ideas for biodefense of human, 
     animal, plant, environment, and infrastructure assets 
     (including physical, cyber, and economic infrastructure); and
       (iv) enable access to broad scientific and technical 
     expertise and resources that will lead to the development and 
     deployment of innovative biodefense assessments and 
     solutions, including through--

       (I) the accessing, monitoring, and evaluation of biological 
     threats to reduce risk, including through analysis and 
     prioritization of gaps and vulnerabilities across open-source 
     and classified data;
       (II) development of scientific and technical roadmaps--

       (aa) to address gaps and vulnerabilities;
       (bb) to inform analyses of technologies; and
       (cc) to accelerate the application of unclassified research 
     to classified applications; and

       (III) demonstration activities to enable deployment, 
     including--

       (aa) threat signature development and validation;
       (bb) automated anomaly detection using artificial 
     intelligence and machine learning;
       (cc) fate and transport dynamics for priority scenarios;
       (dd) data curation, access, storage, and security at scale; 
     and
       (ee) risk assessment tools.
       (B) Resources.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Office 
     is provided and uses sufficient resources to carry out 
     subparagraph (A).
       (5) Strengthening institutional research and private 
     partnerships.--
       (A) In general.--The Office shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, promote cooperative research and development 
     activities under the Program, including collaboration between 
     appropriate industry and academic institutions to promote 
     innovation and knowledge creation.
       (B) Accessibility of information.--The Office shall 
     develop, maintain, and publicize information on scientific 
     user facilities and capabilities supported by laboratories of 
     the Department for combating biotechnology threats, which 
     shall be accessible for use by individuals from academic 
     institutions and industry.
       (C) Academic participation.--The Office shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable--
       (i) conduct outreach about internship opportunities 
     relating to activities under the Program primarily to 
     institutions of higher education and minority-serving 
     institutions of higher education;
       (ii) encourage the development of research collaborations 
     between research-intensive universities and the institutions 
     described in clause (i); and
       (iii) provide traineeships at the institutions described in 
     clause (i) to graduate students who pursue a masters or 
     doctoral degree in an academic field relevant to research 
     advanced under the Program.
       (6) Evaluation and plan.--
       (A) In general.--Not less frequently than biennially, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (i) evaluate the activities carried out under the Program; 
     and
       (ii) develop a strategic research plan under the Program, 
     which shall be made publicly available and submitted to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Classified information.--If the strategic research plan 
     developed under subparagraph (A)(ii) contains classified 
     information, the plan--
       (i) shall be made publicly available and submitted to the 
     committees of Congress described in subparagraph (A)(ii) in 
     an unclassified format; and
       (ii) may, as part of the submission to those committees of 
     Congress only, include a classified annex containing any 
     sensitive or classified information, as necessary.
       (7) Interagency collaboration.--The Office may collaborate 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
     heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies 
     to advance biotechnology research and development under the 
     Program.
       (8) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
     section, to remain available until expended--
       (A) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
       (B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
       (C) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
       (D) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1747. Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Lankford) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 2303(c), add the following: ``The 
     exemption authorized under this subsection may also include a 
     categorical exemption for allied countries that appear on the 
     list created pursuant to section 2309(a).''
       At the end of title III of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2309. PRIORITIZATION AND PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL 
                   RESEARCH.

       (a) List of Allied Countries.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, the National Security Council, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall 
     create a list of allied countries with which joint 
     international research and cooperation would advance United 
     States national interests and advance scientific knowledge in 
     key technology focus areas.
       (b) Establishment of Security Procedures.--The Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the individuals and entities 
     listed in subsection (a), shall collaborate with similar 
     entities in the countries appearing on the list created 
     pursuant to subsection (a) to develop, coordinate, and agree 
     to general security policies and procedures, consistent with 
     the policies and procedures developed pursuant to sections 
     2304 and 2305, for governmental, academic, and private sector 
     research, to prevent sensitive research from being disclosed 
     to adversaries.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the individuals and entities listed in 
     subsection (a), and allied countries appearing on the list 
     created pursuant to subsection (a), shall submit a report to 
     Congress that identifies the most promising international 
     research ventures that leverage resources and advance 
     research in key technology focus areas.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1748. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FTC RULEMAKING RELATING TO UNFAIR 
                   METHODS OF COMPETITION.

       (a) In General.--On and after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Federal Trade Commission may not promulgate any rule 
     relating to unfair methods of competition.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 18(a)(2) of the Federal 
     Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking the second sentence.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1749. Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Cramer, and Mr. Rounds) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. STUDY ON ELECTRIC VEHICLE EMISSIONS.

       The Secretary of Energy or a National Laboratory shall 
     conduct a study on the emissions of the full lifecycle of an 
     electric vehicle, from battery production to disposal, 
     including--
       (1) the emissions associated with the electricity generated 
     to power the vehicle throughout its life;
       (2) the critical minerals used in the batteries; and
       (3) the mineral refining and transport.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1750. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Burr) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        Beginning on page 439, strike line 10, and all that 
     follows through page 440, line 10, and insert the following:

       (d) Excluded Species.--It shall not be a violation of 
     subsection (b) for any person to possess, transport, offer 
     for sale, sell, process, or purchase any fresh, frozen, raw 
     or otherwise processed fin or tail from any stock of the 
     following species:
       (1) Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish).
       (2) Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish).
       (3) Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Atlantic sharpnose).
       (4) Carcharhinus acronotus (Blacknose).
       (5) Carcharhinus limbatus (Blacktip).
       (6) Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic whitetip).
       (7) Carcharhinus leucas (Bull).
       (8) Carcharhinus isodon (Finetooth).
       (9) Mustelus norrisi (Florida smoothhound).
       (10) Mustelus sinusmexicanus (Gulf smoothhound).
       (11) Sphyrna mokarran (great Hammerhead).
       (12) Sphyrna lewini (scalloped Hammerhead).
       (13) Sphyrna zygaena (smooth Hammerhead).
       (14) Negaprion brevirostris (Lemon).
       (15) Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse).
       (16) Lamna nasus (Porbeagle).
       (17) Isurus oxyrinchus (Shortfin Mako).
       (18) Carcharhinus brevipinna (Spinner).
       (19) Alopias vulpinus (Thresher).
       (20) Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiger).
       (21) Carcharhinus plumbeus (Sandbar).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1751. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        At the end of title I of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 51__. MARKET INDEXES.

       (a) In General.--The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 8(b) (15 U.S.C. 80a-8(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) a disclosure of--
       ``(A) whether the registrant intends to track the returns 
     of, or benchmark against, a specific index of securities; and
       ``(B) if the registrant intends to track the returns of, or 
     benchmark against, a specific index of securities--
       ``(i) the identity of the index provider;
       ``(ii) any involvement of the registrant in designing the 
     index;
       ``(iii) any ability of the registrant to influence the 
     construction or composition of the index; and
       ``(iv) any licensing fees paid by the registrant to the 
     index provider.'';
       (2) in section 13 (15 U.S.C. 80a-13)--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Change in Investment Policy Relating to Indexing.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to a registered investment 
     company that tracks the returns of, or benchmarks against, a 
     specific index of securities, if a deviation with respect to 
     that index occurs such that the deviation would be permitted 
     under subsection (a)(3) if made directly by the investment 
     company only if authorized by the vote of a majority of the 
     outstanding voting securities of the investment company, the 
     investment company may not continue to so track, or benchmark 
     against, the index, unless so authorized by such a vote or by 
     a vote by the board of directors of the investment company.
       ``(2) Rule of construction.--For the purposes of paragraph 
     (1), a deviation with respect to an index that requires a 
     vote, as described in that paragraph, includes such a 
     deviation that adds new, or increases the weighting of, 
     securities--
       ``(A) of issuers that are headquartered or incorporated in 
     the People's Republic of China; or
       ``(B) that are listed on exchanges in the People's Republic 
     of China.''; and
       (3) in section 30 (15 U.S.C. 80a-29)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1) , by striking ``this title; and'' 
     and inserting the following: ``this title, which shall 
     include--
       ``(A) information regarding whether the registered 
     investment company tracks the returns of, or benchmarks 
     against (or intends to track, or benchmark against), a 
     specific index of securities; and
       ``(B) if the registered investment company engages in, or 
     intends to engage in, the action described in subparagraph 
     (A), the information described in section 8(b)(6)(B) with 
     respect to the index described in subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph; and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Annual Disclosure Regarding Chinese Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each registered investment company shall 
     annually transmit to the stockholders of the investment 
     company a report containing information regarding, with 
     respect to any security owned by the investment company that 
     is issued by an issuer that is headquartered or incorporated 
     in the People's Republic of China or listed on an exchange in 
     the People's Republic of China--
       ``(A) the percentage of the securities of that issuer that 
     are owned by governmental entities in the People's Republic 
     of China;
       ``(B) whether the entities described in subparagraph (A) 
     have a controlling financial interest with respect to the 
     issuer;
       ``(C) the name of any official of the Chinese Communist 
     Party who is a member of the board of directors of--
       ``(i) the issuer; or
       ``(ii) the operating entity with respect to the issuer;
       ``(D) whether the articles of incorporation of the issuer 
     (or equivalent organizing document) contains any charter of 
     the Chinese Communist Party, including the text of any such 
     charter; and
       ``(E) whether the investment company was unable to obtain 
     any of the information required under any of subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D).
       ``(2) Inclusion permitted.--A report that a registered 
     investment company is required to transmit under paragraph 
     (1) may be included in a report that the investment company 
     is required to transmit under subsection (e).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 401(a) of 
     the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and 
     Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8551(a)) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
     13(c)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``section 13(d)(1)(B)''.
       (c) Updates to Rules.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission shall make any updates to the rules of the 
     Commission that are necessary as a result of this section and 
     the amendments made by this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1752. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Scott of 
Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title I of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 51__. AMERICAN FINANCIAL MARKETS INTEGRITY AND SECURITY.

       (a) Prohibitions Relating to Certain Communist Chinese 
     Military Companies.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.
       (B) Control; insurance company.--The terms ``control'' and 
     ``insurance company'' have the meanings given the terms in 
     section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
     80a-2(a)).
       (C) Covered entity.--
       (i) In general.--The term ``covered entity''--

       (I) means an entity on--

       (aa) the list of Communist Chinese military companies 
     required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
     105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note); or
       (bb) the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry 
     and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in 
     Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and

       (II) includes a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of, or an 
     entity controlled by, an entity described in subclause (I).

       (ii) Grace period.--For the purposes of this section, and 
     the amendments made by this section, an entity shall be 
     considered to be a covered entity beginning on the date that 
     is 1 year after the date on which the entity first qualifies 
     under the applicable provision of clause (i).

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       (D) Exchange; security.--The terms ``exchange'' and 
     ``security'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78c(a)).
       (2) Prohibitions.--
       (A) Listing on exchange.--Beginning on the date that is 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
     shall prohibit a covered entity from offering to sell or 
     selling on an exchange (or through any other method that is 
     within the jurisdiction of the Commission to regulate, 
     including through the method of trading that is commonly 
     referred to as the ``over-the-counter'' trading of 
     securities) securities issued by the covered entity, 
     including pursuant to an exemption to section 5 of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e).
       (B) Investments; limitation on actions.--
       (i) In general.--The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) is amended--

       (I) in section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)), by adding at 
     the end the following:

       ``(4)(A) It shall be unlawful for any investment company, 
     or any person that would be an investment company but for the 
     application of paragraph (1) or (7) of section 3(c), to 
     invest in a covered entity.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `covered entity' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the American 
     Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act.''; and

       (II) in section 13(c)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-13(c)(1))--

       (aa) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (bb) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``or''; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) are covered entities, as that term is defined in 
     section 12(d)(4)(B).''.
       (ii) Effective date.--The amendments made by clause (i) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (C) Federal funds.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), on and 
     after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to enter into, 
     extend, or renew a contract or purchasing agreement with a 
     covered entity.
       (ii) Waiver.--The head of a Federal agency may issue a 
     national security waiver to the prohibition in clause (i) for 
     a period of not more than 2 years with respect to a covered 
     entity if the agency head submits to Congress a notification 
     that includes--

       (I) a written justification for the waiver; and
       (II) a plan for a phase-out of the goods or services 
     provided by the covered entity.

       (D) Investments by insurance companies.--
       (i) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, an insurance company may not invest in a covered entity.
       (ii) Certification of compliance.--

       (I) In general.--Each insurance company shall, on an annual 
     basis, submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
     certification of compliance with clause (i).
       (II) Responsibilities of the secretary.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall create a form for the submission required 
     under subclause (I) in such a manner that minimizes the 
     reporting burden on an insurance company making the 
     submission.

       (iii) Sharing information.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
     acting through the Federal Insurance Office, shall share the 
     information received under clause (ii) and coordinate 
     verification of compliance with State insurance offices.
       (3) Qualified trusts, etc.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 401 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (38) the following new paragraph:
       ``(39) Prohibited investments.--A trust which is part of a 
     plan shall not be treated as a qualified trust under this 
     subsection unless the plan provides that no part of the 
     plan's assets will be invested in any covered entity (as 
     defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940).''.
       (B) IRAs.--Paragraph (3) of section 408(a) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``contracts'' and inserting ``contracts 
     or in any covered entity (as defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) 
     of the Investment Company Act of 1940)''.
       (C) Fiduciary duty.--Section 404 of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Prohibited Investments.--No fiduciary shall cause any 
     assets of a plan to be invested in any covered entity (as 
     defined in section 12(d)(6)(B) of the Investment Company Act 
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-12(d)(6)(B))).''.
       (D) Effective date.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     amendments made by this paragraph shall apply to plan years 
     beginning after the date which is 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (ii) Plan amendments.--If clause (iii) applies to any 
     retirement plan or contract amendment--

       (I) such plan or contract shall not fail to be treated as 
     being operated in accordance with the terms of the plan 
     during the period described in clause (iii)(II) solely 
     because the plan operates in accordance with the amendments 
     made by this paragraph, and
       (II) except as provided by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (or the Secretary's delegate), such plan or contract shall 
     not fail to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 by reason of such amendment.

       (iii) Amendments to which paragraph applies.--

       (I) In general.--This subparagraph shall apply to any 
     amendment to any plan or annuity contract which--

       (aa) is made pursuant to the provisions of this subsection, 
     and
       (bb) is made on or before the last day of the first plan 
     year beginning on or after the date which is 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act (4 years after such 
     date of enactment, in the case of a governmental plan).

       (II) Conditions.--This subparagraph shall not apply to any 
     amendment unless--

       (aa) during the period beginning on the date which is 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and ending 
     on the date described in subclause (I)(bb) (or, if earlier, 
     the date the plan or contract amendment is adopted), the plan 
     or contract is operated as if such plan or contract amendment 
     were in effect, and
       (bb) such plan or contract amendment applies retroactively 
     for such period.
       (iv) Subsequent amendments.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) shall apply in the case of any 
     amendment to any plan or annuity contract made pursuant to 
     any update of the list of Communist Chinese military 
     companies required by section 1237(b) of the Strom Thurmond 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
     (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) which is made after 
     the effective date of the amendments made by this paragraph.
       (b) Modification of Requirements for List of Communist 
     Chinese Military Companies.--Section 1237(b) of the Strom 
     Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1999 (Public Law 105-261; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Revisions to the list.--
       ``(A) Additions.--The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of Commerce, or the Director of National Intelligence may add 
     a person to the list required by paragraph (1) at any time.
       ``(B) Removals.--A person may be removed from the list 
     required by paragraph (1) if the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National 
     Intelligence agree to remove the person from the list.
       ``(C) Submission of updates to congress.--Not later than 
     February 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit a version of the list required in paragraph (1), 
     updated to include any additions or removals under this 
     paragraph, to the committees and officers specified in 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and 
     the Director of National Intelligence shall consult with each 
     other, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``making the determination required by 
     paragraph (1) and of carrying out paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``this section''.
       (c) Analysis of Financial Ambitions of the Government of 
     the People's Republic Of China.--
       (1) Analysis required.--The Director of the Office of 
     Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air Force shall 
     conduct an analysis of--
       (A) the strategic importance to the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China of inflows of United States 
     dollars through capital markets to the People's Republic of 
     China;
       (B) the methods by which that Government seeks to manage 
     such inflows;
       (C) how the inclusion of the securities of Chinese entities 
     in stock or bond indexes affects such inflows and serves the 
     financial ambitions of that Government; and
       (D) how the listing of the securities of Chinese entities 
     on exchanges in the United States assists in--
       (i) meeting the strategic goals of that Government, 
     including defense, surveillance, and intelligence goals; and
       (ii) the fusion of the civilian and military components of 
     that Government.
       (2) Submission to congress.--The Director of the Office of 
     Commercial and Economic Analysis of the Air Force shall 
     submit to Congress a report--
       (A) setting forth the results of the analysis conducted 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) based on that analysis, making recommendations for best 
     practices to mitigate any national security and economic 
     risks to the United States relating to the financial 
     ambitions of the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1753. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for

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other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title III of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(a) (15 U.S.C. 682(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) $20,000,000, adjusted every 5 years for inflation, 
     with respect to each licensee authorized or seeking authority 
     to sell bonds to Administration as a participating investment 
     company under section 321.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 321. SMALL BUSINESS AND DOMESTIC PRODUCTION RECOVERY 
                   INVESTMENT FACILITY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Eligible small business concern.--The term `eligible 
     small business concern'--
       ``(A) means a small business concern that is a 
     manufacturing business that is assigned a North American 
     Industry Classification System code beginning with 31, 32, or 
     33 at the time at which the small business concern receives 
     an investment from a participating investment company under 
     the facility; and
       ``(B) does not include an entity described in section 
     7(a)(37)(A)(iv)(III) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(37)(A)(iv)(III)).
       ``(2) Facility.--The term `facility' means the facility 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(3) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the fund established 
     under subsection (h).
       ``(4) Participating investment company.--The term 
     `participating investment company' means a small business 
     investment company approved under subsection (d) to 
     participate in the facility.
       ``(5) Protege investment company.--The term `protege 
     investment company' means a small business investment company 
     that--
       ``(A) is majority managed by new, inexperienced, or 
     otherwise underrepresented fund managers; and
       ``(B) elects and is selected by the Administration to 
     participate in the pathway-protege program under subsection 
     (g).
       ``(6) Small business concern.--The term `small business 
     concern' has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) Facility.--The Administrator shall establish and 
     carry out a facility to increase resiliency in the 
     manufacturing supply chain of eligible small business 
     concerns by providing financial assistance to participating 
     investment companies that facilitate equity financings to 
     eligible small business concerns in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(2) Administration of facility.--The facility shall be 
     administered by the Administrator acting through the 
     Associate Administrator described in section 201.
       ``(c) Applications.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any small business investment company 
     may submit to the Administrator an application to participate 
     in the facility.
       ``(2) Requirements for application.--An application to 
     participate in the facility shall include the following:
       ``(A) A business plan describing how the applicant intends 
     to make successful equity investments in eligible small 
     business concerns.
       ``(B) Information regarding the relevant investment 
     qualifications and backgrounds of the individuals responsible 
     for the management of the applicant.
       ``(C) A description of the extent to which the applicant 
     meets the selection criteria under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(3) Exceptions to application for new licensees.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Administrator shall reduce requirements for 
     applicants applying to operate as a participating investment 
     company under this section in order to encourage the 
     participation of new small business investment companies in 
     the facility under this section, which may include the 
     requirements established under part 107 of title 13, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, relating 
     to--
       ``(A) the approval of initial management expenses;
       ``(B) the management ownership diversity requirement;
       ``(C) the disclosure of general compensatory practices and 
     fee structures; or
       ``(D) any other requirement that the Administrator 
     determines to be an obstacle to achieving the purposes 
     described in this paragraph.
       ``(d) Selection of Participating Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) Determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not 
     later than 60 days after the date on which the Administrator 
     receives an application under subsection (c), the 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(i) make a final determination to approve or disapprove 
     such applicant to participate in the facility; and
       ``(ii) transmit the determination to the applicant in 
     writing.
       ``(B) Commitment amount.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), at the time of approval of an applicant, the 
     Administrator shall make a determination of the amount of the 
     commitment that may be awarded to the applicant under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider--
       ``(A) the probability that the investment strategy of the 
     applicant will successfully repay any financial assistance 
     provided by the Administration, including the probability of 
     a return significantly in excess thereof;
       ``(B) the probability that the investments made by the 
     applicant will--
       ``(i) provide capital to eligible small business concerns; 
     or
       ``(ii) create or preserve jobs in the United States;
       ``(C) the probability that the applicant will meet the 
     objectives in the business plan of the applicant, including 
     the financial goals, and, if applicable, the pathway-protege 
     program in accordance with subsection (g); and
       ``(D) the probability that the applicant will assist 
     eligible small business concerns in achieving profitability.
       ``(3) Approval of participating investment companies.--
       ``(A) Provisional approval.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with 
     respect to an application submitted by an applicant to 
     operate as a participating investment company under this 
     section, the Administrator may provide provisional approval 
     for the applicant in lieu of a final determination of 
     approval and determination of the amount of the commitment 
     under that paragraph.
       ``(ii) Purpose.--The purpose of a provisional approval 
     under clause (i) is to--

       ``(I) encourage applications from investment companies with 
     an investment mandate from the committed private market 
     capital of the investment company that does not conform to 
     the requirements described in this section at the time of 
     application;
       ``(II) allow the applicant to more effectively raise 
     capital commitments in the private markets by referencing the 
     intent of the Administrator to award the applicant a 
     commitment; and
       ``(III) allow the applicant to more precisely request the 
     desired amount of commitment pending the securing of capital 
     from private market investors.

       ``(iii) Limit on period of the time.--The period between a 
     provisional approval under clause (i) and the final 
     determination of approval under paragraph (1) shall not 
     exceed 12 months.
       ``(e) Commitments and SBIC Bonds.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may, out of amounts 
     available in the Fund, purchase or commit to purchase from a 
     participating investment company 1 or more accruing bonds 
     that include equity features as described in this subsection.
       ``(2) Bond terms.--A bond purchased by the Administrator 
     from a participating investment company under this subsection 
     shall have the following terms and conditions:
       ``(A) Term and interest.--
       ``(i) In general.--The bond shall be issued for a term of 
     not less than 15 years and shall bear interest at a rate 
     determined by the Administrator of not more than 2 percent.
       ``(ii) Accrual of interest.--Interest on the bond shall 
     accrue and shall be payable in accordance with subparagraph 
     (D).
       ``(iii) Prepayment.--The bond shall be prepayable without 
     penalty after the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date on which the bond was purchased.
       ``(B) Profits.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administration shall be entitled to 
     receive a share of the profits net of any profit sharing 
     performance compensation of the participating investment 
     company equal to the quotient obtained by dividing--

       ``(I) one-third of the commitment that the participating 
     investment company is approved for under subsection (d); by
       ``(II) the commitment approved under subsection (d) plus 
     the regulatory capital of the participating investment 
     company at the time of approval under that subsection.

       ``(ii) Determination of percentage.--The share to which the 
     Administration is entitled under clause (i)--

       ``(I) shall be determined at the time of approval under 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(II) without the approval of the Administration, shall 
     not be revised, including to reflect subsequent distributions 
     of profits, returns of capital, or repayments of bonds, or 
     otherwise.

       ``(C) Profit sharing performance compensation.--
       ``(i) Receipt by administration.--The Administration shall 
     receive a share of profits of not more than 2 percent, which 
     shall be deposited into the Fund and be available to make 
     commitments under this subsection.
       ``(ii) Receipt by managers.--The managers of the 
     participating investment company may receive a maximum profit 
     sharing performance compensation of 25 percent minus the 
     share of profits paid to the Administration under clause (i).
       ``(D) Prohibition on distributions.--No distributions on 
     capital, including profit distributions, shall be made by the 
     participating investment company to the investors or managers 
     of the participating investment company until the 
     Administration has received payment of all accrued interest 
     on the bond committed under this section.
       ``(E) Repayment of principal.--Except as described in 
     subparagraph (F), repayments of principal of the bond of a 
     participating investment company shall be--

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       ``(i) made at the same time as returns of private capital; 
     and
       ``(ii) in amounts equal to the pro rata share of the 
     Administration of the total amount being repaid or returned 
     at such time.
       ``(F) Liquidation or default.--Upon any liquidation event 
     or default, as defined by the Administration, any unpaid 
     principal or accrued interest on the bond shall--
       ``(i) have a priority over all equity of the participating 
     investment company; and
       ``(ii) be paid before any return of equity or any other 
     distributions to the investors or managers of the 
     participating investment company.
       ``(3) Amount of commitments and purchases.--
       ``(A) Maximum amount.--The maximum amount of outstanding 
     bonds and commitments to purchase bonds for any participating 
     investment company under the facility shall be the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) twice the amount of the regulatory capital of the 
     participating investment company; or
       ``(ii) $200,000,000.
       ``(4) Commitment process.--Commitments by the 
     Administration to purchase bonds under the facility shall 
     remain available to be sold by a participating investment 
     company until the end of the fourth fiscal year following the 
     year in which the commitment is made, subject to review and 
     approval by the Administration based on regulatory 
     compliance, financial status, change in management, deviation 
     from business plan, and such other limitations as may be 
     determined by the Administration by regulation or otherwise.
       ``(5) Commitment conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a commitment 
     under the facility, not less than 50 percent of amounts 
     invested by the participating investment company shall be 
     invested in eligible small business concerns.
       ``(B) Examinations.--In addition to the matters set forth 
     in section 310(c), the Administration shall examine each 
     participating investment company in such detail so as to 
     determine whether the participating investment company has 
     complied with the requirements under this subsection.
       ``(f) Distributions and Fees.--
       ``(1) Distribution requirements.--
       ``(A) Distributions.--As a condition of receiving a 
     commitment under the facility, a participating investment 
     company shall make all distributions to the Administrator in 
     the same form and in a manner as are made to investors, or 
     otherwise at a time and in a manner consistent with 
     regulations or policies of the Administration.
       ``(B) Allocations.--A participating investment company 
     shall make allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, and 
     credit to the Administrator with respect to any outstanding 
     bonds as if the Administrator were an investor.
       ``(2) Fees.--The Administrator may not charge fees for 
     participating investment companies other than examination 
     fees that are consistent with the license of the 
     participating investment company.
       ``(3) Bifurcation.--Losses on bonds issued by participating 
     investment companies shall not be offset by fees or any other 
     charges on debenture small business investment companies.
       ``(g) Protege Program.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     pathway-protege program in which a protege investment company 
     may receive technical assistance and program support from a 
     participating investment company on a voluntary basis and 
     without penalty for non-participation.
       ``(h) Loss Limiting Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     fund for making commitments and purchasing bonds with equity 
     features under the facility and receiving capital returned by 
     participating investment companies.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Amounts appropriated to the Fund or 
     deposited in the Fund under paragraph (3) shall be available 
     to the Administrator, without further appropriation, for 
     making commitments and purchasing bonds under the facility 
     and expenses and payments, excluding administrative expenses, 
     relating to the operations of the Administrator under the 
     facility.
       ``(3) Depositing of amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--All amounts received by the 
     Administrator from a participating investment company 
     relating to the facility, including any moneys, property, or 
     assets derived by the Administrator from operations in 
     connection with the facility, shall be deposited in the Fund.
       ``(B) Period of availability.--Amounts deposited under 
     subparagraph (A) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(i) Application of Other Sections.--To the extent not 
     inconsistent with requirements under this section, the 
     Administrator may apply sections 309, 311, 312, 313, and 314 
     to activities under this section and an officer, director, 
     employee, agent, or other participant in a participating 
     investment company shall be subject to the requirements under 
     such sections.
       ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the first fiscal year beginning after 
     the date of enactment of this part $10,000,000,000 to carry 
     out the facility. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     subsection shall remain available until the end of the second 
     fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     section.''.
       (b) Approval of Bank-Owned, Non-Leveraged Applicants.--
     Section 301(c)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``Within'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (C), within''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Exception for bank-owned, non-leveraged applicants.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), not later than 45 days 
     after the date on which the Administrator receives a 
     completed application submitted by a bank-owned, non-
     leveraged applicant in accordance with this subsection and in 
     accordance with such requirements as the Administrator may 
     prescribe by regulation, the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) review the application in its entirety; and
       ``(ii)(I) approve the application and issue a license for 
     such operation to the applicant if the requirements of this 
     section are satisfied; or
       ``(II) disapprove the application and notify the applicant 
     in writing of the disapproval.''.
       (c) Electronic Submissions.--Part A of title III of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et 
     seq.), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 322. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS.

       ``The Administration shall permit any document submitted 
     under this title, or pursuant to a regulation carrying out 
     this title, to be submitted electronically, including by 
     permitting an electronic signature for any signature that is 
     required on such a document.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1754. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
Mr. Young, and Ms. Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        At the end of title I of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 51__. INVESTMENT OF THRIFT SAVINGS FUND.

       Section 8438 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `PCAOB' means the Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board; and
       ``(B) the term `registered public accounting firm' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley 
     Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)).
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     no sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may be invested in any 
     security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in 
     which the PCAOB is prevented from conducting a complete 
     inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting 
     firm under section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 
     U.S.C. 7214) because of a position taken by an authority in 
     that jurisdiction, as determined by the PCAOB.
       ``(3) The Board shall consult with the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission on a biennial basis in order to ensure 
     compliance with paragraph (2).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1755. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, insert the following:

          TITLE IV--MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Medical Manufacturing, 
     Economic Development, and Sustainability Act of 2021'' or the 
     ``MMEDS Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 6402. ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subchapter:

    ``Subchapter AA--Medical Product Manufacturing in Economically 
                            Distressed Zones

    ``subchapter aa--medical product manufacturing in economically 
                            distressed zones

``Sec. 1400AA-1. Medical product manufacturing in economically 
              distressed zone credit.
``Sec. 1400AA-2. Credit for economically distressed zone products and 
              services acquired by domestic medical product 
              manufacturers.

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``Sec. 1400AA-3. Special rules to secure the national supply chain.
``Sec. 1400AA-4. Designation of economically distressed zones.

     ``SEC. 1400AA-1. MEDICAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING IN 
                   ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZONE CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable 
     year an amount equal to 40 percent of the sum of--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of the taxpayer's medical 
     product manufacturing economically distressed zone wages for 
     such taxable year,
       ``(2) the allocable employee fringe benefit expenses of the 
     taxpayer for such taxable year, and
       ``(3) the depreciation and amortization allowances of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year with respect to qualified 
     medical product manufacturing facility property.
       ``(b) Denial of Double Benefit.--Any wages or other 
     expenses taken into account in determining the credit under 
     this section may not be taken into account in determining the 
     credit under sections 41, and any other provision determined 
     by the Secretary to be substantially similar.
       ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Economically distressed zone wages.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `economically distressed zone 
     wages' means amounts paid or incurred for wages during the 
     taxable year which are--
       ``(i) in connection with the active conduct of a trade or 
     business of the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) paid or incurred for an employee the principal place 
     of employment of whom is in a qualified medical product 
     manufacturing facility of such taxpayer.
       ``(B) Limitation on amount of wages taken into account.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount of wages which may be taken 
     into account under subparagraph (A) with respect to any 
     employee for any taxable year shall not exceed the 
     contribution and benefit base determined under section 230 of 
     the Social Security Act for the calendar year in which such 
     taxable year begins.
       ``(ii) Treatment of part-time employees, etc.--If--

       ``(I) any employee is not employed by the taxpayer on a 
     substantially full-time basis at all times during the taxable 
     year, or
       ``(II) the principal place of employment of any employee is 
     not within an economically distressed zone at all times 
     during the taxable year,

     the limitation applicable under clause (i) with respect to 
     such employee shall be the appropriate portion (as determined 
     by the Secretary) of the limitation which would otherwise be 
     in effect under clause (i).
       ``(C) Treatment of certain employees.--The term 
     `economically distressed zone wages' shall not include any 
     wages paid to employees who are assigned by the employer to 
     perform services for another person, unless the principal 
     trade or business of the employer is to make employees 
     available for temporary periods to other persons in return 
     for compensation.
       ``(D) Wages.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `wages' shall not include any amounts which are allocable 
     employee fringe benefit expenses.
       ``(2) Allocable employee fringe benefit expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `allocable employee fringe 
     benefit expenses' means the aggregate amount allowable as a 
     deduction under this chapter to the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year for the following amounts which are allocable to 
     employment in a qualified medical product manufacturing 
     facility:
       ``(i) Employer contributions under a stock bonus, pension, 
     profit-sharing, or annuity plan.
       ``(ii) Employer-provided coverage under any accident or 
     health plan for employees.
       ``(iii) The cost of life or disability insurance provided 
     to employees.
       ``(B) Allocation.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an 
     amount shall be treated as allocable to a qualified medical 
     product manufacturing facility only if such amount is with 
     respect to employment of an individual for services provided, 
     and the principal place of employment of whom is, in such 
     facility.
       ``(3) Qualified medical product manufacturing facility.--
     The term `qualified medical product manufacturing facility' 
     means any facility that--
       ``(A) researches and develops or produces medical products 
     or essential components of medical products, and
       ``(B) is located within an economically distressed zone.
       ``(4) Qualified medical product manufacturing facility 
     property.--The term `qualified medical product manufacturing 
     facility property' means any property originally used in (or 
     consisting of) a qualified medical product manufacturing 
     facility if such property is directly connected to the 
     research, development, or production of a medical product.
       ``(5) Medical product; essential component.--
       ``(A) Medical product.--The term `medical product' means--
       ``(i) a drug that--

       ``(I) is a prescription drug subject to regulation under 
     section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 355) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 262);
       ``(II) is subject to regulation under section 802 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 382); or
       ``(III) is described in section 201(jj) of such Act (21 
     U.S.C. 321(jj)); or

       ``(ii) a device, as defined in section 201(h) of such Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(h)).
       ``(B) Essential component.--The term `essential component' 
     means, with respect to a medical product--
       ``(i) an active pharmaceutical ingredient; or
       ``(ii) a protein, antibody, enzyme, hormone, or other 
     organic material that is an active ingredient in a biological 
     product.
       ``(6) Aggregation rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, members of 
     an affiliated group shall be treated as a single taxpayer.
       ``(B) Affiliated group.--The term `affiliated group' means 
     an affiliated group (as defined in section 1504(a), 
     determined without regard to section 1504(b)(3)) one or more 
     members of which are engaged in the active conduct of a trade 
     or business within an economically distressed zone.

     ``SEC. 1400AA-2. CREDIT FOR ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED ZONE 
                   PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACQUIRED BY DOMESTIC 
                   MEDICAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an eligible 
     medical product manufacturer, there shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable 
     year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the 
     aggregate amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
     such taxable year for qualified products or services.
       ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term applicable percentage means--
       ``(1) 30 percent in the case of amounts paid or incurred to 
     persons not described in paragraph (2) or (3), and
       ``(2) 5 percent in the case of amounts paid or incurred to 
     a related person.
       ``(c) Eligible Medical Product Manufacturer.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `eligible medical product 
     manufacturer' means any person in the trade or business of 
     producing medical products in the United States.
       ``(d) Qualified Product or Service.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified product or service' means--
       ``(1) any product which is produced in an economically 
     distressed zone and which is integrated into a medical 
     product produced by the taxpayer, and
       ``(2) any service which is provided in an economically 
     distressed zone and which is necessary to the production of a 
     medical product by the taxpayer (including packaging).
       ``(e) Related Persons.--For purposes of this section, 
     persons shall be treated as related to each other if such 
     persons would be treated as a single employer under the 
     regulations prescribed under section 52(b).
       ``(f) Other Terms.--Terms used in this section which are 
     also used in section 1400AA-1 shall have the same meaning as 
     when used in such section.

     ``SEC. 1400AA-3. SPECIAL RULES TO SECURE THE NATIONAL SUPPLY 
                   CHAIN.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a qualified repatriated 
     pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, section 1400AA-1(a) 
     shall be applied by substituting `60 percent' for `40 
     percent'.
       ``(b) Election To Expense in Lieu of Tax Credit for 
     Depreciation.--In the case of a taxpayer which elects (at 
     such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) 
     the application of this subsection with respect to any 
     qualified repatriated medical product manufacturing facility 
     or qualified population health product manufacturing 
     facility--
       ``(1) section 1400AA-1(a)(3) shall not apply with respect 
     to any qualified medical product manufacturing facility 
     property with respect to such facility, and
       ``(2) for purposes of section 168(k)--
       ``(A) such property shall be treated as qualified property, 
     and
       ``(B) the applicable percentage with respect to such 
     property shall be 100 percent.
       ``(c) Qualified Repatriated Medical Product Manufacturing 
     Facility.--For purposes of this section, the term `qualified 
     repatriated medical product manufacturing facility' means any 
     qualified medical product manufacturing facility (as defined 
     in section 1400AA-1) the production of which was moved to an 
     economically distressed zone from a foreign country that the 
     United States Trade Representative has determined could pose 
     a risk to the national supply chain because of political or 
     social factors.

     ``SEC. 1400AA-4. DESIGNATION OF ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED 
                   ZONES.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this subchapter, the 
     term `economically distressed zone' means any population 
     census tract within the United States which--
       ``(1) has a poverty rate of not less than 35 percent for 
     each of the 5 most recent calendar years for which 
     information is available, or
       ``(2) satisfies each of the following requirements:
       ``(A) The census tract has pervasive poverty, unemployment, 
     low labor force participation, and general distress measured 
     as a prolonged period of economic decline measured by real 
     gross national product.
       ``(B) The census tract has a poverty rate of not less than 
     30 percent for each of the 5

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     most recent calendar years for which information is 
     available.
       ``(C) The census tract has been designated as such by the 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to an 
     application under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Application for Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--An application for designation as an 
     economically distressed zone may be filed by a State or local 
     government in which the population census tract to which the 
     application applies is located.
       ``(2) Requirements.--Such application shall include a 
     strategic plan for accomplishing the purposes of this 
     subchapter, which--
       ``(A) describes the coordinated economic, human, community, 
     and physical development plan and related activities proposed 
     for the nominated area,
       ``(B) describes the process by which the affected community 
     is a full partner in the process of developing and 
     implementing the plan and the extent to which local 
     institutions and organizations have contributed to the 
     planning process,
       ``(C) identifies the amount of State, local, and private 
     resources that will be available in the nominated area and 
     the private/public partnerships to be used, which may include 
     participation by, and cooperation with, universities, medical 
     centers, and other private and public entities,
       ``(D) identifies the funding requested under any Federal 
     program in support of the proposed economic, human, 
     community, and physical development and related activities,
       ``(E) identifies baselines, methods, and benchmarks for 
     measuring the success of carrying out the strategic plan, 
     including the extent to which poor persons and families will 
     be empowered to become economically self-sufficient, and
       ``(F) does not include any action to assist any 
     establishment in relocating from one area outside the 
     nominated area to the nominated area, except that assistance 
     for the expansion of an existing business entity through the 
     establishment of a new branch, affiliate, or subsidiary is 
     permitted if--
       ``(i) the establishment of the new branch, affiliate, or 
     subsidiary will not result in a decrease in employment in the 
     area of original location or in any other area where the 
     existing business entity conducts business operations,
       ``(ii) there is no reason to believe that the new branch, 
     affiliate, or subsidiary is being established with the 
     intention of closing down the operations of the existing 
     business entity in the area of its original location or in 
     any other area where the existing business entity conducts 
     business operation, and
       ``(iii) includes such other information as may be required 
     by the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(c) Period for Which Designations Are in Effect.--
     Designation as an economically distressed zone may be made at 
     any time during the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and shall remain in effect 
     with respect to such zone during the 15-year period beginning 
     on the date of such designation. Economically distressed 
     zones described in subsection (a)(1) shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect 
     during the 15-year period beginning on such date.
       ``(d) Territories and Possessions.--The term `United 
     States' includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 
     the territories and possessions of the United States.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, 
     including--
       ``(1) not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, a list of the population census 
     tracts described in subsection (a)(1), and
       ``(2) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, regulations or other guidance 
     regarding the designation of population census tracts 
     described in subsection (a)(2).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

    ``subchapter aa--medical product manufacturing in economically 
                          distressed zones''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. 6403. REPORT ON NEED FOR INCENTIVIZING DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   THERAPIES.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall examine 
     and report to the Congress on--
       (1) the extent to which the health of aging individuals in 
     the United States, African Americans, Hispanics, Native 
     Americans, veterans, or other vulnerable populations in the 
     United States has been disproportionately harmed by the 
     COVID-19 pandemic and prior epidemics and pandemics;
       (2) the therapies currently available, and whether there is 
     a need for additional innovation and development to produce 
     therapies, to reduce the exposure of vulnerable populations 
     in the United States to risk of disproportionate harm in 
     epidemics and pandemics; and
       (3) whether the Secretary recommends providing the same 
     incentives for the development and marketing of therapies 
     described in paragraph (2) as is provided under the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) with 
     respect to qualified infectious disease products designated 
     under section 505E(d) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 355f(d)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1756. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. 2501A. NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than the end of each calendar 
     year immediately after the calendar year in which a review 
     under section 2501B is completed, the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the 
     National Science and Technology Council, shall develop and 
     submit to Congress a comprehensive national science and 
     technology strategy of the United States to meet national 
     research and development objectives for the following 4-year 
     period (in this section referred to as the ``national science 
     and technology strategy'').
       (b) Requirements.--Each national science and technology 
     strategy required by subsection (a) shall delineate a 
     national science and technology strategy consistent with--
       (1) the recommendations and priorities developed by the 
     review established in section 2501B;
       (2) the most recent national security strategy report 
     submitted pursuant to section 1032 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (50 U.S.C. 3043);
       (3) other relevant national plans; and
       (4) the strategic plans of relevant Federal departments and 
     agencies.
       (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy shall consult, as necessary, with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the heads 
     of other appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the 
     President to ensure that the recommendations and priorities 
     delineated in the science and technology strategy are 
     incorporated in the development of annual budget requests.
       (d) Report.--The President shall submit to Congress each 
     year a comprehensive report on the national science and 
     technology strategy of the United States. Each report on the 
     national science and technology strategy of the United States 
     shall include a description of--
       (1) strategic objectives and priorities necessary to 
     maintain the leadership of the United States in science and 
     technology, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term 
     research priorities;
       (2) programs, policies, and activities that the President 
     recommends across all Federal agencies to achieve the 
     strategic objectives in paragraph (1); and
       (3) global trends in science and technology, including 
     potential threats to the leadership of the United States in 
     science and technology.
       (e) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent with the 
     protection of national security and other sensitive matters 
     to the maximum extent practicable, make each report submitted 
     under subsection (d) publicly available on an internet 
     website of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

     SEC. 2501B. INTERAGENCY QUADRENNIAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
     the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
     on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee Science, Space, 
     and Technology and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Interagency.--The term ``interagency'' with respect to 
     a review means that the review is conducted in consultation 
     and coordination between Federal agencies, including the 
     Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, and such other related 
     agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy considers appropriate, as well as the 
     following:
       (A) The National Science and Technology Council.
       (B) The President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
     Technology.
       (C) The National Science Board.
       (D) the National Security Council.
       (E) The Council of Economic Advisers.
       (F) The National Economic Council.
       (G) The Domestic Policy Council.

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       (H) The Office of the United States Trade Representative.
       (b) Interagency Quadrennial Innovation and Technology 
     Review Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, and every 4 years thereafter, 
     the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
     shall complete an interagency review of the science and 
     technology enterprise of the United States (in this section 
     referred to as the ``quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review'').
       (2) Scope.--The quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review shall be a comprehensive examination of the science 
     and technology strategy of the United States, including 
     recommendations for maintaining global leadership in science 
     and technology and guidance on the coordination of programs, 
     assets, capabilities, budget, policies, and authorities 
     across all Federal research and development programs to 
     strengthen United State technology policy in order to 
     capitalize on the opportunities, address the barriers, and 
     incorporate the necessary safeguards to protect our national 
     and economic security.
       (3) Strategic framework and priority missions.--Each 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review shall include 
     development of a strategic framework and priority missions 
     by--
       (A) gathering current data on domestic and global trends in 
     innovation and technology;
       (B) developing an integrated view of, and recommendations 
     for, Federal technology policy in the context of economic, 
     occupational, security, environmental, and health and safety 
     priorities, with specific attention given to the challenges, 
     opportunities, and safeguards needed for the technology 
     development of the United States;
       (C) reviewing the adequacy, with respect to technology 
     policy, of legislative and administrative action in effect 
     during the period covered by the quadrennial innovation and 
     technology review, and developing recommendations for 
     additional legislative and administrative actions as 
     appropriate;
       (D) assessing and recommending priorities for Federal 
     research, development, demonstration, adoption, 
     commercialization, and security programs to support key 
     technology-innovation goals;
       (E) developing recommendations regarding the analytical 
     tools and data needed to support further policy development 
     and implementation; and
       (F) developing recommendations for development of a Federal 
     budget and for Federal regulatory actions.
       (4) Consultation.--In carrying out each quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review, the Director of the Office 
     of Science and Technology Policy shall consult with the 
     following:
       (A) Congress.
       (B) Federal agencies, including Federal agencies not 
     described in subsection (a)(2).
       (C) Experts in national security.
       (D) Representatives of specific technology industries, as 
     the Director considers appropriate.
       (E) Academics.
       (F) State, local, and Tribal governments.
       (G) Nongovernmental organizations.
       (H) The public.
       (c) Contents.--In each quadrennial innovation and 
     technology review, the Director shall--
       (1) provide an integrated view of, and recommendations for, 
     science and technology policy across the Federal Government, 
     while considering economic and national security;
       (2) assess and recommend priorities for research, 
     development and demonstration programs to maintain American 
     leadership in science and technology;
       (3) assess the global competition in science and technology 
     and identify potential threats to the leadership of the 
     United States in science and technology;
       (4) assess and make recommendations on the science, 
     technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science 
     workforce in the United States;
       (5) assess and make recommendations to improve regional 
     innovation across the United States;
       (6) assess and identify the infrastructure and tools needed 
     to maintain the leadership of the United States in science 
     and technology; and
       (7) review administrative or legislative policies that 
     affect the science and technology enterprise and identify and 
     make recommendations on policies that hinder research and 
     development in the United States.
       (d) Matters Covered and Considerations.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review shall cover such matters as 
     the Director considers appropriate pursuant to an internal 
     process that the Director shall establish to assess the 
     timeliest activities and needs of the Federal Government, as 
     well as with consideration given to the following:
       (A) Technology development and deployment, including 
     matters relating to the following:
       (i) The Federal budget and the global competitiveness of 
     the United States.
       (ii) High-level emerging computing and machine learning 
     technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
       (iii) Quantum computing and high performance computing, 
     semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware.
       (iv) Essential public, private, private, and consumer 
     technologies such as access to high-quality broadband in the 
     United States, including progress in the development of 
     advanced wireless communication, the internet of things, and 
     intelligent transportation solutions, which all can 
     contribute to smarter communities, including in rural, urban, 
     suburban, and Tribal areas.
       (v) Physical sciences, such as the development of clean 
     energy technologies and environmental solutions, biomedical 
     and biotechnology innovation, and robotic technology.
       (vi) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate for the review.
       (B) Innovation and technology safeguards, including matters 
     relating to the following:
       (i) Algorithmic and biometric bias.
       (ii) Cybersecurity.
       (iii) Data privacy.
       (iv) The effects of United States technology exports on the 
     following:

       (I) International human rights law violations.
       (II) Aid to illiberal and authoritarian regimes.
       (III) The environment and ecological health.
       (IV) Such other United States policy goals that the 
     Director considers relevant.

       (v) Market competitiveness of national and international 
     technology companies, factoring in United States startups and 
     small business concerns.
       (vi) The role of the United States in international 
     standards-setting processes concerning issues of 
     functionality, operability, safety, and human rights.
       (C) Workforce and manufacturing capabilities, including the 
     following:
       (i) Assessment of current Federal, State, or local policies 
     relating to expanding and retaining the United States 
     technological and industrial-base, including the necessary 
     domestic workforce, which may include the following:

       (I) Manufacturing and other industrial subsidies.
       (II) Related tax benefits.
       (III) Investments in education and training for related 
     industries.
       (IV) Use of government procurement policies to encourage 
     domestic production.
       (V) Government-mandated production, including under the 
     Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
       (VI) Trade agreements that advantage or make domestic 
     manufacturing globally competitive.
       (VII) Export controls.
       (VIII) Supply chain policies.

       (ii) The ability of the United States to attract top 
     research and development talent from an international pool 
     and how that confers upon the United States a significant 
     advantage.
       (2) Modifications.--In carrying out a quadrennial 
     innovation and technology review, the Director may add or 
     remove key technology focus areas covered by the review as 
     the Director considers appropriate if the Director determines 
     that competitive threats to the United States have shifted.
       (e) Cooperation on Collection of Data and Information.--In 
     carrying out each quadrennial innovation and technology 
     review, the Director shall coordinate with such Federal 
     agencies as the Director requires to collect data and 
     information--
       (1) to recommend coordinated administrative actions across 
     Federal agencies;
       (2) to identify the resources needed for the safe 
     invention, adoption, and integration of technologies;
       (3) to provide a strong analytical base for Federal policy 
     decisions;
       (4) to consider reasonable estimates of future Federal 
     budgetary resources when making recommendations; and
       (5) to provide Congress with such recommendations for 
     action.
       (f) Leveraging Existing Work Product.--In carrying out each 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review, the Director 
     shall make an effort to use or expand upon reports and 
     assessments produced or being developed by the various 
     elements of the Federal Government, in accordance with all 
     applicable provisions of law.
       (g) Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31 of the year in 
     which a quadrennial innovation and technology review is 
     conducted, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the review.
       (2) Publication.--The Director shall, consistent with the 
     protection of national security and other sensitive matters 
     to the maximum extent possible, make each report submitted 
     under paragraph (1) publicly available on an internet website 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (h) Periodic Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after completion of 
     a quadrennial innovation and technology review, the Director 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     comprehensive report on the review.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) The assessments of the Director for improvements to the 
     quadrennial innovation and technology review, including 
     recommendations for additional matters to be covered in the 
     review.
       (B) Such other matters as the Director considers 
     appropriate.

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       (3) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (i) Interim Assessment.--Not later than 30 months after the 
     date of the submittal of the first report under subsection 
     (h)(1), the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an assessment of the most recently 
     completed quadrennial innovation and technology review, 
     including--
       (1) an assessment of the implementation by the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy of the strategic framework 
     developed under subsection (b)(3) as part of such review; and
       (2) an assessment whether such strategic framework requires 
     revision as a result of changes in assumptions, policy, or 
     other factors.
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  SA 1757. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS-
                   SETTING TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall establish a task force on setting 
     emerging technology standards.
       (2) Designation.--The task force established under 
     paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Emerging Technology 
     Standards-Setting Task Force'' (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Task Force'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 
     members as follows:
       (A) The Director.
       (B) At least two individuals selected by the Secretary of 
     Commerce, one whom--
       (i) at least one shall be selected by the Secretary to 
     represent the Department of Commerce generally; and
       (ii) at least one shall be selected by the Secretary to 
     represent the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (C) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     State to represent the Department of State.
       (D) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     Defense to represent the Department of Defense.
       (E) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     Energy to represent the Department of Energy.
       (F) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     Labor to represent the Department of Labor.
       (G) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     Transportation to represent the Department of Transportation.
       (H) At least one individual selected by the Attorney 
     General to represent the Department of Justice.
       (I) At least one individual selected by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to represent the Department of the Treasury.
       (2) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Task Force shall 
     be the Director.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) Strategic plan.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall develop a 
     long-term strategic plan for the United States to lead 
     emerging technology standards-setting processes.
       (2) Additional duties.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Task Force shall--
       (A) assess which technology standards (such as fifth and 
     sixth generation wireless networking technology and 
     artificial intelligence) have the greatest effect on national 
     security and economic competitiveness;
       (B) describe and analyze the ways in which standards 
     setting processes can be misused by governments for 
     protectionist ends and human rights abuses;
       (C) establish and execute a strategy to ensure credibility 
     and engagement with international institutions; and
       (D) develop a list of allies and partners with which to 
     align with respect to the strategy to be established and 
     executed under subparagraph (B).
       (d) Engagement.--In carrying out the duties of the Task 
     Force, the Task Force shall engage with academia and the 
     private sector.
       (e) Staff.--The Chairperson of the Task Force may appoint 
     or delegate an executive director and such other additional 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Task Force to 
     perform its duties.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1758. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Moran) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Strike subsection (b) of section 2627 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 2627, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20152 Payments received for commercial space-enable 
       production

       ``(a) Annual Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
     the Administrator shall review the profitability of any 
     partnership with a private entity under a contract in which 
     the Administrator--
       ``(A) permits the use of the ISS by such private entities 
     to produce a commercial product or service; and
       ``(B) provides the total unreimbursed cost of a 
     contribution by the Federal Government for the use of Federal 
     facilities, equipment, materials, proprietary information of 
     the Federal Government, or services of a Federal employee 
     during working hours, including the cost for the 
     Administration to carry out its responsibilities under 
     paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 504(d) of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(d)).
       ``(2) Negotiation of reimbursements.--Subject to the review 
     described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement to negotiate reimbursements for 
     payments received, or portions of profits created, by any 
     mature, profitable private entity described in that 
     paragraph, as appropriate, through a tiered process that 
     reflects the profitability of the relevant product or 
     service.
       ``(3) Use of funds.--Amounts received by the Administrator 
     in accordance with an agreement under paragraph (2) shall be 
     used by the Administrator in the following order of priority:
       ``(A) To defray the operating cost of the ISS.
       ``(B) To develop, implement, or operate future low-Earth 
     orbit platforms or capabilities.
       ``(C) To develop, implement, or operate future human deep 
     space platforms or capabilities.
       ``(D) Any other costs the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(4) Report.--On completion of the first annual review 
     under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that includes a description of the results 
     of the annual review, any agreement entered into under this 
     section, and the amounts recouped or obtained under any such 
     agreement.
       ``(b) Licensing and Assignment of Inventions.--
     Notwithstanding sections 3710a and 3710c of title 15 and any 
     other provision of law, after payment in accordance with 
     subsection (A)(i) of such section 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i) to the 
     inventors who have directly assigned to the Federal 
     Government their interests in an invention under a written 
     contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity 
     for the performance of a designated activity, the balance of 
     any royalty or other payment received by the Administrator or 
     the ISS management entity from licensing and assignment of 
     such invention shall be paid by the Administrator or the ISS 
     management entity, as applicable, to the Space Exploration 
     Fund.
       ``(c) Space Exploration Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a fund, to be known as the `Space 
     Exploration Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Fund'), to be administered by the Administrator.
       ``(2) Use of fund.--The Fund shall be available to carry 
     out activities described in subsection (a)(3).
       ``(3) Deposits.--There shall be deposited in the Fund--
       ``(A) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
       ``(B) fees collected by the Administrator under subsection 
     (a);
       ``(C) royalties and other payments collected by the 
     Administrator or the ISS management entity under subsection 
     (b); and
       ``(D) donations or contributions designated to support 
     authorized activities.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Amounts available to the 
     Administrator under this subsection shall be--
       ``(A) in addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
     the purpose described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) available for a period of 5 years.
       ``(5) Limitation on collection and availability.--Fees 
     under paragraph (3)(B) and donations and contributions under 
     paragraph 3(D) shall be collected and available pursuant to 
     this subsection only to the extent and in such amounts as 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
       ``(d) Definitions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, any term used in this 
     section that is also used in section 20150 shall have the 
     meaning given the term in that section.
       ``(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--

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       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1759. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Padilla) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

              TITLE IV--TOXIC EXPOSURE SAFETY ACT OF 2021

     SECTION 6401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Toxic Exposure Safety Act 
     of 2021''.

     SEC. 6402. ESTABLISHING A TOXIC SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT.

       (a) Expansion of Covered Employees and Definition of 
     Covered Illnesses Under Subtitle E.--Section 3671 of the 
     Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
     Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``employee determined under'' and inserting 
     the following: ``employee determined--
       ``(A) under'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) to have contracted a covered illness and be a member 
     of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under 
     section 3671A.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The term `covered illness' means an occupational 
     illness or death resulting from exposure to a toxic 
     substance, including--
       ``(A) all forms of cancer;
       ``(B) malignant mesothelioma;
       ``(C) pneumoconiosis, including silicosis, asbestosis, and 
     other pneumoconiosis, and other asbestos-related diseases, 
     including asbestos-related pleural disease;
       ``(D) any illness identified in a health studies report 
     under section 6405(f)(4) of the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 
     2021 or a report under section 3615(f)(2)(D); and
       ``(E) any additional illness that the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services designates by regulation, as such 
     Secretary determines appropriate based on--
       ``(i) the results of the report under section 3671A(c); and
       ``(ii) the determinations made by such Secretary in 
     establishing a Toxic Special Exposure Cohort under section 
     3671A.''.
       (b) Designation of Toxic Special Exposure Cohort.--Subtitle 
     E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
     Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 3671 the following:

     ``SEC. 3671A. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TOXIC SPECIAL EXPOSURE 
                   COHORT.

       ``(a) Certain Designations.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention--
       ``(1) shall establish a Toxic Special Exposure Cohort; and
       ``(2) as the Secretary determines appropriate in accordance 
     with the rules promulgated under subsection (b), may 
     designate classes of Department of Energy employees, 
     Department of Energy contractor employees, or atomic weapons 
     employees as members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort.
       ``(b) Promulgation of Rules.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 
     2021, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     promulgate rules--
       ``(1) establishing a process to determine whether there are 
     classes of Department of Energy employees, Department of 
     Energy contractor employees, or other classes of employees 
     employed at any Department of Energy facility--
       ``(A) who were at least as likely as not exposed to toxic 
     substances at a Department of Energy facility; and
       ``(B) for whom the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     has determined, after taking into consideration the 
     recommendations of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and 
     Worker Health on the matter, that it is not feasible to 
     estimate with sufficient accuracy the frequency, intensity, 
     and duration of exposure they received; and
       ``(2) regarding how the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services will designate employees, or classes of employees, 
     described in paragraph (1) as members of the Toxic Special 
     Exposure Cohort established under subsection (a)(1), which 
     shall include a requirement that the Secretary shall make 
     initial determinations regarding such designations.
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
     relevant committees of Congress a report that identifies each 
     of the following:
       ``(A) A list of cancers and other illnesses associated with 
     toxic substances that pose, or posed, a hazard in the work 
     environment at any Department of Energy facility.
       ``(B) The minimum duration of work required to qualify for 
     the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort established under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(C) The class of employees that are designated as members 
     in the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort.
       ``(2) Relevant committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `relevant committees of Congress' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on 
     Appropriations, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
     and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on 
     Appropriations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (c) Allowing Subtitle B Claims for Eligible Employees Who 
     Are Members of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort.--Section 
     3621(1) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384l(1)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) A Department of Energy employee or atomic weapons 
     employee who--
       ``(i) has contracted a covered illness (as defined in 
     section 3671); and
       ``(ii) satisfies the requirements established by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Toxic Special 
     Exposure Cohort under section 3671A.''.
       (d) Clarification of Toxic Substance Exposure for Covered 
     Illnesses.--Section 3675(c)(1) of the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7385s-4(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``(including 
     chemicals or combinations or mixtures of a toxic substance, 
     including heavy metals, and radiation)'' after ``toxic 
     substance'' each place such term appears.

     SEC. 6403. PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF 
                   ENERGY FACILITIES.

       Subtitle E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 3681 the following:

     ``SEC. 3681A. COMPLETION AND UPDATES OF SITE EXPOSURE 
                   MATRICES.

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `site exposure 
     matrices' means an exposure assessment of a Department of 
     Energy facility that identifies the toxic substances or 
     processes that were used in each building or process of the 
     facility, including the trade name (if any) of the substance.
       ``(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, the 
     Secretary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Secretary 
     of Energy, create or update site exposure matrices for each 
     Department of Energy facility based on the records, files, 
     and other data provided by the Secretary of Energy and such 
     other information as is available, including information 
     available from the former worker medical screening programs 
     of the Department of Energy.
       ``(c) Periodic Update.--Beginning 90 days after the initial 
     creation or update described in subsection (b), and each 90 
     days thereafter, the Secretary shall update the site exposure 
     matrices with all information available as of such time from 
     the Secretary of Energy.
       ``(d) Information.--The Secretary of Energy shall furnish 
     to the Secretary of Labor any information that the Secretary 
     of Labor finds necessary or useful for the production of the 
     site exposure matrices under this section, including records 
     from the Department of Energy former worker medical screening 
     program.
       ``(e) Public Availability.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     make available to the public, on the primary website of the 
     Department of Labor--
       ``(1) the site exposure matrices, as periodically updated 
     under subsections (b) and (c);
       ``(2) each site profile prepared under section 3633(a);
       ``(3) any other database used by the Secretary of Labor to 
     evaluate claims for compensation under this title; and
       ``(4) statistical data, in the aggregate and disaggregated 
     by each Department of Energy facility, regarding--
       ``(A) the number of claims filed under this subtitle and 
     the number of claims filed by members of the Toxic Special 
     Exposure Cohort who are covered under subtitle B;
       ``(B) the types of illnesses claimed;
       ``(C) the number of claims filed for each type of illness 
     and, for each claim, whether the claim was approved or 
     denied;
       ``(D) the number of claimants receiving compensation; and
       ``(E) the length of time required to process each claim, as 
     measured from the date on which the claim is filed to the 
     final disposition of the claim.
       ``(f) Funding.--There is authorized and hereby appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Energy, for fiscal year 2021 and each 
     succeeding year, such sums as may be necessary to support the 
     Secretary of Labor in creating or updating the site exposure 
     matrices.''.

     SEC. 6404. ASSISTING CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES UNDER THE 
                   EEOICPA.

       (a) Providing Information and Outreach.--Subtitle A of the 
     Energy Employees

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     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7384d et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 3614 as section 3616; and
       (2) by inserting after section 3613 the following:

     ``SEC. 3614. INFORMATION AND OUTREACH.

       ``(a) Establishment of Toll-free Information Phone 
     Number.--By not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall establish a toll-free phone number that current 
     or former employees of the Department of Energy, or current 
     or former Department of Energy contractor employees, may use 
     in order to receive information regarding--
       ``(1) the compensation program under subtitle B or E;
       ``(2) information regarding the process of submitting a 
     claim under either compensation program;
       ``(3) assistance in completing the occupational health 
     questionnaire required as part of a claim under subtitle B or 
     E;
       ``(4) the next steps to take if a claim under subtitle B or 
     E is accepted or denied; and
       ``(5) such other information as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to further the purposes of this title.
       ``(b) Establishment of Resource and Advocacy Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--By not later than January 1, 2023, the 
     Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Labor, shall establish a resource and advocacy center at each 
     Department of Energy facility where cleanup operations are 
     being carried out, or have been carried out, under the 
     environmental management program of the Department of Energy. 
     Each such resource and advocacy center shall assist current 
     or former Department of Energy employees and current or 
     former Department of Energy contractor employees, by enabling 
     the employees and contractor employees to--
       ``(A) receive information regarding all related programs 
     available to them relating to potential claims under this 
     title, including--
       ``(i) programs under subtitles B and E; and
       ``(ii) the former worker medical screening program of the 
     Department of Energy; and
       ``(B) navigate all such related programs.
       ``(2) Coordination.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     integrate other programs available to current and former 
     employees, and current or former Department of Energy 
     contractor employees, which are related to the purposes of 
     this title, with the resource and advocacy centers 
     established under paragraph (1), as appropriate.
       ``(c) Information.--The Secretary of Labor shall develop 
     and distribute, through the resource and advocacy centers 
     established under subsection (b) and other means, information 
     (which may include responses to frequently asked questions) 
     for current or former employees or current or former 
     Department of Energy contractor employees about the programs 
     under subtitles B and E and the claims process under such 
     programs.
       ``(d) Copy of Employee's Claims Records.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall, upon the 
     request of a current or former employee or Department of 
     Energy contractor employee, provide the employee with a 
     complete copy of all records or other materials held by the 
     Department of Labor relating to the employee's claim under 
     subtitle B or E.
       ``(2) Choice of format.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
     provide the copy of records described in paragraph (1) to an 
     employee in electronic or paper form, as selected by the 
     employee.
       ``(e) Contact of Employees by Industrial Hygienists.--The 
     Secretary of Labor shall allow industrial hygienists to 
     contact and interview current or former employees or 
     Department of Energy contractor employees regarding the 
     employee's claim under subtitle B or E.''.
       (b) Extending Appeal Period.--Section 3677(a) of the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s-6(a)) is amended by striking ``60 
     days'' and inserting ``180 days''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 3684 of the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7385s-13) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There is authorized'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized'';
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, including the amounts necessary to carry out 
     the requirements of section 3681A''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Administrative Costs for Department of Energy.--There 
     is authorized and hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Energy for fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding year such 
     sums as may be necessary to support the Secretary in carrying 
     out the requirements of this title, including section 
     3681A.''.
       (d) Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health.--
     Section 3687 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s-16) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) develop recommendations for the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services regarding--
       ``(A) whether there is a class of Department of Energy 
     employees, Department of Energy contractor employees, or 
     other employees at any Department of Energy facility who were 
     at least as likely as not exposed to toxic substances at that 
     facility but for whom it is not feasible to estimate with 
     sufficient accuracy the dose they received; and
       ``(B) the conditions or requirements that should be met in 
     order for an individual to be designated as a member of the 
     Special Exposure Cohort under section 3671A; and
       ``(4) review all existing, as of the date of the review, 
     rules and guidelines issued by the Secretary regarding 
     presumption of causation and provide the Secretary with 
     recommendations for new rules and guidelines regarding 
     presumption of causation.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting ``or the Board'' 
     after ``The Secretary'';
       (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
     (i) and (j), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Required Responses to Board Recommendations.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives 
     recommendations in accordance with paragraph (1), (3), or (4) 
     of subsection (b), such Secretary shall submit formal 
     responses to each recommendation to the Board and 
     Congress.''.

     SEC. 6405. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON EPIDEMIOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF 
                   TOXIC EXPOSURES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Department of Energy facility'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 3621 of the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384l);
       (2) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); and
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences and in collaboration with the Director of the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct or 
     support research on the epidemiological impacts of exposures 
     to toxic substances at Department of Energy facilities.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Research under subsection (b) may 
     include research on the epidemiological, clinical, or health 
     impacts on individuals who were exposed to toxic substances 
     in or near the tank or other storage farms and other relevant 
     Department of Energy facilities through their work at such 
     sites.
       (d) Eligibility and Application.--Any institution of higher 
     education or the National Academy of Sciences may apply for 
     funding under this section by submitting to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing or 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
       (e) Research Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
     activities under this section with similar activities 
     conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services to 
     the extent that other agencies have responsibilities that are 
     related to the study of epidemiological, clinical, or health 
     impacts of exposures to toxic substances.
       (f) Health Studies Report to Secretary.--Not later than 1 
     year after the end of the funding period for research under 
     this section, the funding recipient shall prepare and submit 
     to the Secretary a final report that--
       (1) summarizes the findings of the research;
       (2) includes recommendations for any additional studies;
       (3) describes any classes of employees that, based on the 
     results of the study and in accordance with the rules 
     promulgated by the Secretary under section 3671A(b) of the 
     Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
     Act of 2000 (as added by this title), qualify for inclusion 
     in the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort under such section 
     3671A; and
       (4) describes any illnesses to be included as covered 
     illnesses under section 3671(2)(D) of the Energy Employees 
     Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 7385s(2)(D)).
       (g) Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which the reports under subsection (f) are due, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) designate all classes of employees described in the 
     report under subsection (f)(3) as members of the Toxic 
     Special Exposure Cohort under section 3671A of the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (as added by this title);
       (B) prepare and submit to the relevant committees of 
     Congress a report--
       (i) summarizing the findings from the reports required 
     under subsection (f);
       (ii) identifying the classes of employees designated under 
     subparagraph (A);
       (iii) identifying any new illnesses that, as a result of 
     the study, will be included as covered illnesses, pursuant to 
     subsection (f)(4) and section 3671(2)(D) of the Energy 
     Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 
     2000 (42 U.S.C. 7385s(2)(D)); and
       (iv) including the Secretary's recommendations for 
     additional health studies relating to toxic substances, if 
     the Secretary determines it necessary.

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       (2) Relevant committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``relevant committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on 
     Appropriations, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
     and Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on 
     Appropriations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. 6406. SUPERCOMPUTING FOR SAFER CHEMICALS (SUPERSAFE) 
                   CONSORTIUM.

       (a) Consortium Established.--
       (1) Ln general.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''), in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Director of the National Toxicology Program, 
     and the heads of any other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
     form a consortium, to be known as the ``Supercomputing for 
     Safer Chemicals (SUPERSAFE) Consortium'' (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Consortium'').
       (2) Inclusion of state agencies.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall allow heads of relevant State agencies to join the 
     Consortium if the State agencies so request.
       (b) Consortium Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Consortium, working through the 
     National Laboratories and public research institutions, shall 
     use supercomputing and other similar capabilities--
       (A) to establish rapid approaches for large-scale 
     identification of toxic substances and the development of 
     safer alternatives to those toxic substances by developing 
     and validating computational toxicology methods based on 
     unique high-performance computing, artificial intelligence/
     machine learning, and precision measurements;
       (B) to transition to a more circular economy and cleaner 
     energy by expanding knowledge to shift the market for toxic 
     substances and products toward safe-by-design alternatives; 
     and
       (C) to address the burdens of--
       (i) environmental toxic substance exposures in 
     disadvantaged communities;
       (ii) greater toxic substances use in products targeted 
     towards those communities; and
       (iii) exposure to toxic substances at Department of Energy 
     facilities.
       (2) Models.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Consortium 
     shall use supercomputers to develop, validate, and run models 
     to predict adverse health effects caused by toxic substances.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
     section--
       (1) for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2023, $30,000,000; and
       (3) for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026, 
     $35,000,000.

     SEC. 6407. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.

       Subtitle A of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
     Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384d et seq.), 
     as amended by section 6404, is further amended by inserting 
     after section 3614 the following:

     ``SEC. 3615. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to enable 
     the National Academy of Sciences, a non-Federal entity with 
     appropriate expertise, to review and evaluate the available 
     scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases 
     and exposure to toxic substances found at Department of 
     Energy cleanup sites.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Department of energy cleanup site.--The term 
     `Department of Energy cleanup site' means a Department of 
     Energy facility where cleanup operations are being carried 
     out, or have been carried out, under the environmental 
     management program of the Department of Energy.
       ``(2) Health studies report.--The term `health studies 
     report' means the report submitted under section 6405(f) of 
     the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021.
       ``(c) Agreement.--Not later than 60 days after the issuance 
     of the health studies report, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the 
     National Academy of Sciences to carry out the requirements of 
     this section.
       ``(d) Review of Scientific and Medical Evidence.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under the agreement described in 
     subsection (c), the National Academy of Sciences shall, for 
     the period of the agreement--
       ``(A) for each area recommended for additional study under 
     the health studies report under section 6405(f)(2) of the 
     Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, review and summarize the 
     scientific evidence relating to the area, including--
       ``(i) studies by the Department of Energy and Department of 
     Labor; and
       ``(ii) any other available and relevant scientific studies, 
     to the extent that such studies are relevant to the 
     occupational exposures that have occurred at Department of 
     Energy cleanup sites; and
       ``(B) review and summarize the scientific and medical 
     evidence concerning the association between exposure to toxic 
     substances found at Department of Energy cleanup sites and 
     resultant diseases.
       ``(2) Scientific determinations concerning diseases.--In 
     conducting each review of scientific evidence under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall--
       ``(A) assess the strength of such evidence;
       ``(B) assess whether a statistical association between 
     exposure to a toxic substance and a disease exists, taking 
     into account the strength of the scientific evidence and the 
     appropriateness of the statistical and epidemiological 
     methods used to detect an association;
       ``(C) assess the increased risk of disease among those 
     exposed to the toxic substance during service during the 
     production and cleanup eras of the Department of Energy 
     cleanup sites;
       ``(D) survey the impact to health of the toxic substance, 
     focusing on hematologic, renal, urologic, hepatic, 
     gastrointestinal, neurologic, dermatologic, respiratory, 
     endocrine, ocular, ear, nasal, and oropharyngeal diseases, 
     including dementia, leukemia, chemical sensitivities, and 
     chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and
       ``(E) determine whether a plausible biological mechanism or 
     other evidence of a causal relationship exists between 
     exposure to the toxic substance and disease.
       ``(e) Additional Scientific Studies.--If the National 
     Academy of Sciences determines, in the course of conducting 
     the studies under subsection (d), that additional studies are 
     needed to resolve areas of continuing scientific uncertainty 
     relating to toxic exposure at Department of Energy cleanup 
     sites, the National Academy of Sciences shall include, in the 
     next report submitted under subsection (f), recommendations 
     for areas of additional study, consisting of--
       ``(1) a list of diseases and toxins that require further 
     evaluation and study;
       ``(2) a review the current information available, as of the 
     date of the report, relating to such diseases and toxins;
       ``(3) the value of the information that would result from 
     the additional studies; and
       ``(4) the cost and feasibility of carrying out additional 
     studies.
       ``(f) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--By not later than 18 months after the 
     date of the agreement under subsection (c), and every 2 years 
     thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences shall prepare 
     and submit a report to--
       ``(A) the Secretary;
       ``(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
     the Senate; and
       ``(C) the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
     Education and Labor, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include, for the 18-month or 2-year period covered by 
     the report--
       ``(A) a description of--
       ``(i) the reviews and studies conducted under this section;
       ``(ii) the determinations and conclusions of the National 
     Academy of Sciences with respect to such reviews and studies; 
     and
       ``(iii) the scientific evidence and reasoning that led to 
     such conclusions;
       ``(B) the recommendations for further areas of study made 
     under subsection (e) for the reporting period;
       ``(C) a description of any classes of employees that, based 
     on the results of the reviews and studies and in accordance 
     with the rules promulgated by the Secretary under section 
     3671A(b), qualify for inclusion in the Toxic Special Exposure 
     Cohort under such section 3671A; and
       ``(D) the identification of any illness that the National 
     Academy of Sciences has determined, as a result of the 
     reviews and studies, should be a covered illness under 
     section 3671(2)(D).
       ``(g) Limitation on Authority.--The authority to enter into 
     agreements under this section shall be effective for a fiscal 
     year to the extent that appropriations are available.
       ``(h) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective 10 
     years after the last day of the fiscal year in which the 
     National Academy of Sciences transmits to the Secretary the 
     first report under subsection (f).''.

     SEC. 6408. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 
     Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the table of contents--
       (A) by redesignating the item relating to section 3614 as 
     the item relating to section 3616;
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 3613 
     the following:

``Sec. 3614. Information and outreach.
``Sec. 3615. National Academy of Sciences review.'';
       (C) by inserting after the item relating to section 3671 
     the following:

``Sec. 3671A. Establishment of the Toxic Special Exposure Cohort.'';
     and
       (D) by inserting after the item relating to section 3681 
     the following:

``Sec. 3681A. Completion and updates of site exposure matrices.'';
     and
       (2) in each of subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 3612, 
     by striking ``3614(b)'' and inserting ``3616(b)''.

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  SA 1760. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Coons) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

             TITLE VII--SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION VOUCHERS

     SEC. 2701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Innovation 
     Voucher Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 2702. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Innovation 
     Voucher Grant Program established under section 2703(a).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (4) Small business.--The term ``small business'' means a 
     business with 50 or fewer employees.
       (5) Small business in an underserved market.--The term 
     ``small business in an underserved market'' means a small 
     business concern owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals (as defined in section 
     8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(d)(3)(C))) that is a small business (as defined in this 
     section).

     SEC. 2703. INNOVATION VOUCHER GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Secretary shall, acting 
     through the Director, establish a program under which the 
     Secretary shall, on a competitive basis and in accordance 
     with subsection (g), award to eligible entities grants or 
     financial assistance in another form for the provision of 
     technical assistance to small businesses to assist the small 
     businesses in carrying out projects that advance research, 
     development, or commercialization of new or innovative 
     products and services.
       (2) Purposes of program.--The purposes of the Program are--
       (A) to foster collaboration between small businesses and 
     research institutions or other similar organizations;
       (B) to facilitate access by small businesses to capital-
     intensive infrastructure and advanced research capabilities;
       (C) to enable small businesses to access technical 
     expertise and capabilities that will lead to the development 
     of innovative products;
       (D) to promote business dynamism and competition;
       (E) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced 
     research, innovation, and technology;
       (F) to accelerate the development of an advanced workforce; 
     and
       (G) to preserve and create new jobs.
       (3) Designation.--The program established under paragraph 
     (1) shall be known as the ``Innovation Voucher Grant 
     Program''.
       (b) Eligible Entities.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of the Program, an eligible 
     entity is an entity that the Director determines--
       (A) is--
       (i) an institution of higher education, as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001); or
       (ii) a nonprofit research lab, institution, or other 
     similar organization in the United States associated with 
     educational or research activities, including a federally 
     funded research and development center; and
       (B) according to terms that the Director considers 
     appropriate, is a suitable provider of knowledge for purposes 
     of the program.
       (2) Geographic diversity.--In determining whether entities 
     are suitable providers of knowledge under paragraph (1)(B), 
     the Director shall seek to establish geographic diversity 
     among eligible entities.
       (c) Application.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible entity seeking a grant or 
     other financial assistance under the Program to assist the 
     eligible entity in providing technical assistance to small 
     businesses shall, in conjunction with one or more small 
     businesses, submit to the Secretary an application therefor 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Deadline.--The Secretary shall establish a deadline for 
     the submittal of applications under paragraph (1).
       (3) Selection.--Not later than 180 days after the deadline 
     established under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall select 
     the recipients of the grants or other financial assistance 
     under the Program.
       (d) Evaluation.--In evaluating an application for a grant 
     or other financial assistance under the Program, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration--
       (1) the likelihood that the amounts of the grant or 
     financial assistance will be used to create or advance a 
     novel product or service;
       (2) the technical feasibility of creating or advancing a 
     novel product or service proposed to be created or advanced 
     using technical assistance provided with assistance under the 
     Program; and
       (3) whether creating or advancing a product or service 
     proposed to be created or advanced using technical assistance 
     supported by a grant under the Program could be accomplished 
     without a grant awarded under the Program.
       (e) Amount.--A grant or other financial assistance awarded 
     under the Program shall be awarded in an amount of not less 
     than $20,000 and not more than $75,000, which shall remain 
     available to the recipient of the grant until expended.
       (f) Amounts for Small Businesses.--
       (1) In general.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, not less than 40 percent of the amounts 
     made available for the Program in a fiscal year shall be set 
     aside and expended through eligible entities providing 
     technical assistance to--
       (A) small businesses in underserved markets; or
       (B) small businesses in regions or States that have 
     historically been underserved by Federal research and 
     development funds.
       (2) Remaining amount.--Any amount that is set aside under 
     paragraph (1) in a fiscal year that is not expended by the 
     end of the fiscal year shall be--
       (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), available in 
     the following fiscal year to make grants to eligible entities 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) on and after October 1, 2024, available to award grants 
     to all eligible entities under the Program.
       (g) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may not award a grant to an 
     eligible entity under the Program to provide technical 
     assistance to a small business unless the eligible entity 
     agrees that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the 
     eligible entity in providing such technical assistance, the 
     eligible entity will make available non-Federal contributions 
     in an amount equal to--
       (A) in the case of an award in an amount that is less than 
     $50,000, not less than 25 percent of the amount of the award; 
     and
       (B) in the case of an award in an amount that is equal to 
     or greater than $50,000, not less than 50 percent of the 
     amount of the award.
       (2) Sources of non-federal contributions.--Non-Federal 
     contributions under paragraph (1) may be derived from non-
     Federal contributions provided by the eligible entity, the 
     small business, or from such State and local government 
     sources as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (h) Reports.--
       (1) Reports from grant recipients.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date on which a project carried out with technical 
     assistance provided with support from a grant or other 
     financial assistance awarded under the Program is completed, 
     the recipient of the grant or other financial assistance 
     shall submit to the Secretary a report on the project, 
     including--
       (A) whether and how the project met the original 
     expectations for the project;
       (B) how the results of the project were incorporated in the 
     business of the small business; and
       (C) whether and how the project improved innovation 
     practices of the small business.
       (2) Report of the secretary.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date on which the Secretary establishes the Program, and 
     every 2 years thereafter until the date on which the amounts 
     appropriated for the Program are expended, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, 
     Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a 
     report on grants and other financial assistance awarded under 
     the Program, including--
       (A) a description of the grants and financial assistance 
     awarded;
       (B) the estimated number of products or services created or 
     advanced with technical assistance supported by a grant or 
     other financial assistance awarded under the Program that 
     could have been created or advanced without a grant or 
     financial assistance awarded under the Program; and
       (C) a description of the impact of the Program on knowledge 
     transfer and commercialization.
       (3) Final report of the secretary.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date on which amounts appropriated for the Program 
     are expended, the Secretary shall submit to the committees 
     described in paragraph (2) a final report containing the 
     information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     that paragraph.

     SEC. 2704. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
     carry out the Program $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended.
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  SA 1761. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PERMANENCY OF SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS.

       (a) SBIR.--Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(m)) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Termination'' 
     and inserting ``SBIR Program Authorization''; and
       (2) by striking ``terminate on September 30, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``be in effect for each fiscal year''.
       (b) STTR.--Section 9(n)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(n)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``through fiscal 
     year 2022''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1762. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2219. STAFF TO ENSURE GRANT COMPLIANCE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director 
     shall dedicate staff from the Foundation to ensure compliance 
     with grants awarded by the Foundation to ensure foreign 
     government talent recruitment programs do not misappropriate 
     funding from the Foundation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1763. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NON-FEDERAL WITNESS DISCLOSURE OF GRANTS, PAYMENTS, 
                   AND CONTRACT AWARDS FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``covered period'' means the period--
       (A) beginning on January 1 of the year that is 2 years 
     before the year during which a non-Federal witness appears as 
     a witness; and
       (B) ending on the date on which the proposed testimony of 
     the non-Federal witness is submitted;
       (2) the term ``foreign government award'' means a grant, 
     payment, or contract award, or a promise thereof, from a 
     foreign government; and
       (3) the term ``non-Federal witness'' means an individual 
     appearing as witness at a hearing of a committee of the 
     Senate, or a subcommittee thereof, on behalf of any person or 
     entity other than the Federal Government.
       (b) Written Disclosure.--The written statement of the 
     proposed testimony of a non-Federal witness should, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, disclose--
       (1) any foreign government award relating to the subject 
     matter of the hearing that was received or earned during the 
     covered period by the non-Federal witness or the person or 
     entity on behalf of which the non-Federal witness is 
     appearing;
       (2) whether the non-Federal witness or the person or entity 
     on behalf of which the non-Federal witness is appearing is 
     negotiating or awaiting approval to receive a foreign 
     government award; and
       (3) whether the non-Federal witness is registered as an 
     agent of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.).
       (c) Contents.--A disclosure by a non-Federal witness under 
     subsection (b) should include, for each foreign government 
     award, the amount of and identity of the foreign government 
     making the foreign government award.
       (d) Availability.--A written statement of the proposed 
     testimony of a non-Federal witness, with appropriate 
     redactions to protect the privacy or security of the non-
     Federal witness, shall be made publicly available in 
     electronic form not later than 1 day after the witness 
     appears at the applicable hearing.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1764. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA STRATEGY.

       (a) Strategy and Briefing Required.--Not later than January 
     31, 2022, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
     Defense shall, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Defense Information Systems Agency--
       (1) develop a strategy that includes the elements set forth 
     under subsection (b); and
       (2) brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives on the strategy developed under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) A plan for incorporating standards laid out by the 2020 
     Department of Defense Data Strategy in policies governing 
     personnel and acquisition of goods and services.
       (2) A plan for how the Department will incorporate 
     technology solutions necessary to ensure data security is 
     independent from network security, including technology that 
     allows for attribution and location based controls.
       (3) A detailed set of criteria for determining authorized 
     users of data and how technological solutions could enhance 
     policies focused on data protection that is tailored to 
     authorized users.
       (4) A description of how security and data classification 
     standards could be harmonized across elements of the 
     Department and the intelligence community (as defined in 
     section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     3003)) to ensure more seamless information sharing, that 
     includes an analysis of network or data security solutions 
     that could help automate that process and implement 
     classification policies and procedures.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1765. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division F, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 63__. STUDY ON NATIONAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM FOR 
                   ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF SMALL MODULAR 
                   REACTORS ON POWER GRID STABILITY AND 
                   RESILIENCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (b) Study Required.--The Secretary, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, shall conduct a study to analyze the feasibility of 
     authorizing a consortium within the National Laboratory 
     system to address the effects of advanced nuclear technology 
     in the form of small modular reactors on the stability and 
     resiliency of the United States power grid.
       (c) Elements.--The study required under subsection (b) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An analysis of any additional authorities needed to 
     establish a research and development program to leverage the 
     expertise of the National Laboratories to accelerate the 
     development and deployment of advanced tools and techniques 
     to simulate the stability and resilience of the power grid to 
     adverse natural and man-made threats.
       (2) An evaluation of potential pilot programs involving 
     research, innovation transfer, academic partnerships, and 
     industry partnerships for power grid simulation research.
       (3) The use of existing Department programs and projects, 
     including--
       (A) the North American Energy Resilience Model;
       (B) the nuclear reactor computer models developed by the 
     Department; and
       (C) the supercomputing centers of the Department.
       (4) An assessment of, and cost estimates for, near-term 
     actions necessary for the proposed consortium to launch 
     expediently at a broad scale.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
     study conducted under subsection (b), which may include a 
     classified annex, if necessary.

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  SA 1766. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       In title V of division B, at the end add the following:

     SEC. 25__. ACTION TO PREVENT PARAMILITARY ACTORS FROM 
                   PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, 
     Treasury, and Homeland Security shall promulgate and 
     implement regulations to--
       (1) coordinate in identifying foreign fishing vessels that 
     engage in paramilitary operations; and
       (2) report such vessels to each international fisheries 
     management organization in which the United States is a 
     member for inclusion in each such organization's respective 
     Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing vessel list.
       (b) Definition of Paramilitary Operations.--In this 
     section, the term ``paramilitary operations''--
       (1) means actions taken by the operator of a fishing vessel 
     to attack or intimidate vessels operating in international 
     waters, or the exclusive economic zone of a foreign country, 
     by firing upon a vessel, ramming a vessel, intentionally 
     maneuvering near another vessel in an unsafe manner with 
     intent to frighten or intimidate, intentionally entering or 
     remaining within the exclusive economic zone of a foreign 
     country without the permission of the government of that 
     country, or otherwise violating the United Nations Convention 
     on the Law of the Sea while coordinating with the military of 
     a foreign country in a military operation; and
       (2) includes efforts to gather and report military 
     intelligence on behalf of a foreign country.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1767. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FEDERAL ACQUISITION AND CONTRACTING TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Requirement to Disclose Contracts and Ties With 
     People's Republic of China Entities.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation to require that a contractor shall, as 
     a condition for being awarded a contract for the procurement 
     of goods or services, disclose covered information related to 
     any contracts or other relevant commercial ties the 
     contractor, first tier subcontractor, or any related entity 
     has that are in effect at the time of contract award, or has 
     had within the previous three years that are no longer in 
     effect, with a covered entity. The contractor shall update 
     such disclosure not later than 30 days after the contractor, 
     first tier subcontractor, or any related entity enters into 
     or renews a contract or other relevant commercial ties with a 
     covered entity.
       (b) Database of Federal Contractor Contracts With Chinese 
     Entities.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
     shall establish and maintain a public database containing the 
     information about contracts with covered entities disclosed 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means--
       (A) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (B) the Chinese Communist Party (CCP);
       (C) the Chinese military;
       (D) an entity owned, directed, controlled, financed, or 
     influenced directly or indirectly by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military, 
     including any entity for which the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military has the 
     ability, through ownership of a majority or a dominant 
     minority of the total outstanding voting interest in an 
     entity, board representation, proxy voting, a special share, 
     contractual arrangements, formal or informal arrangements to 
     act in concert, or other means, to determine, direct, or 
     decide for an entity an important matter;
       (E) a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of an entity 
     described in subparagraph (D); and
       (F) an entity substantively involved in People's Republic 
     of China economic and industrial policies or military-civil 
     fusion, including by accepting funding, performing services, 
     or receiving subsidies, or with responsibilities for 
     overseeing economic development projects, including Made in 
     China 2025 and the Belt and Road Initiative.
       (2) Covered information.--The term ``covered information'' 
     means--
       (A) the name of the covered entity;
       (B) the relationship of the covered entity to the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese 
     Communist Party, or the Chinese military;
       (C) the general terms of the contract;
       (D) the date the contract was entered into; and
       (E) the duration of the contract.
       (3) Related entity.--The term ``related entity'' means, 
     with respect to a contractor or first tier subcontractor, a 
     parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or other entity controlled by 
     the contractor or first tier subcontractor.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1768. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Young) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CYBERSECURITY COOPERATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``cybersecurity research'' means research, 
     including social science research, into ways to identify, 
     protect against, detect, respond to, and recover from 
     cybersecurity threats;
       (2) the term ``cybersecurity technology'' means technology 
     intended to identify, protect against, detect, respond to, 
     and recover from cybersecurity threats;
       (3) the term ``cybersecurity threat'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Information 
     Sharing Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1501);
       (4) the term ``Department'' means the Department of 
     Homeland Security;
       (5) the term ``National Laboratory'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15801); and
       (6) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security.
       (b) Grant Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, in accordance with the 
     agreement entitled the ``Agreement between the Government of 
     the United States of America and the Government of the State 
     of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for 
     Homeland Security Matters'', dated May 29, 2008 (or successor 
     agreement), and the requirements specified in paragraph (2), 
     shall establish a grant program at the Department to 
     support--
       (A) cybersecurity research and development; and
       (B) demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity 
     technology.
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Applicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in carrying out a research, development, demonstration, 
     or commercial application program or activity that is 
     authorized under this section, the Secretary shall require 
     cost sharing in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Research and development.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     Secretary shall require not less than 50 percent of the cost 
     of a research, development, demonstration, or commercial 
     application program or activity described in subparagraph (A) 
     to be provided by a non-Federal source.
       (ii) Reduction.--The Secretary may reduce or eliminate, on 
     a case-by-case basis, the percentage requirement specified in 
     clause (i) if the Secretary determines that the reduction or 
     elimination is necessary and appropriate.
       (C) Merit review.--In carrying out a research, development, 
     demonstration, or commercial application program or activity 
     that is authorized under this section, awards shall be made 
     only after an impartial review of the scientific and 
     technical merit of the proposals for the awards has been 
     carried out by or for the Department.
       (D) Review processes.--In carrying out a review under 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretary may use merit review 
     processes developed under section 302(14) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 182(14)).
       (3) Eligible applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this subsection if--
       (A) the project of the applicant--
       (i) addresses a requirement in the area of cybersecurity 
     research or cybersecurity technology, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (ii) is a joint venture between--

       (I)(aa) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, 
     National Laboratory, or nonprofit entity in the United 
     States; and

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       (bb) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, or 
     nonprofit entity in Israel; or
       (II)(aa) the Federal Government; and
       (bb) the Government of Israel; and

       (B) neither the applicant nor the project of the applicant 
     pose a counterintelligence threat, as determined by the 
     Director of National Intelligence.
       (4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application for the grant in accordance with procedures 
     established by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     advisory board established under paragraph (5).
       (5) Advisory board.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory board to--
       (i) monitor the method by which grants are awarded under 
     this subsection; and
       (ii) provide to the Secretary periodic performance reviews 
     of actions taken to carry out this subsection.
       (B) Composition.--The advisory board established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary, of whom--
       (i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal Government;
       (ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 
     and
       (iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided 
     by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research 
     and Development Foundation.
       (6) Contributed funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law--
       (A) the Secretary may accept or retain funds contributed by 
     any person, government entity, or organization for purposes 
     of carrying out this subsection; and
       (B) the funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       (7) Reports.--
       (A) Grant recipients.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided 
     under this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to 
     the Secretary a report that contains--
       (i) a description of how the grant funds were used by the 
     recipient; and
       (ii) an evaluation of the level of success of each project 
     funded by the grant.
       (B) Secretary.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     grant program established under this section terminates, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the grants awarded and projects completed under the program.
       (8) Classification.--Grants shall be awarded under this 
     subsection only for projects that are considered to be 
     unclassified by both the United States and Israel.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section not less than 
     $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1769. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2528. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE.

       (a) Establishment of National Supply Chain Database.--The 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology (referred to in this Act as the ``NIST'') shall 
     establish a National Supply Chain Database that will assist 
     the Nation in minimizing disruptions in the supply chain by 
     having an assessment of United States manufacturers' 
     capabilities.
       (b) Connections With State Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The infrastructure for the National Supply 
     Chain Database shall be created through the Hollings 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology by connecting 
     the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Centers 
     through the National Supply Chain Database.
       (2) National view.--The connection provided through the 
     National Supply Chain Database shall provide a national view 
     of the supply chain and enable the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology to understand whether there is a 
     need for some manufacturers to retool in some key areas to 
     meet the need of urgent products, such as defense supplies, 
     food, and medical devices, including personal protective 
     equipment.
       (3) Individual state databases.--Each State's supply chain 
     database maintained by the NIST- recognized Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership Center within the State shall be 
     complementary in design to the National Supply Chain 
     Database.
       (c) Maintenance of National Supply Chain Database.--The 
     Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program or its 
     designee shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as 
     an integration of the State level databases from each State's 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be 
     populated with information from past, current, or potential 
     Center clients.
       (d) Database Content.--
       (1) In general.--The National Supply Chain Database may--
       (A) provide basic company information;
       (B) provide an overview of capabilities, accreditations, 
     and products;
       (C) contain proprietary information; and
       (D) include other items determined necessary by the 
     Director of the NIST.
       (2) Searchable database.--The National Supply Chain 
     Database shall use the North American Industry Classification 
     System (NAICS) Codes as follows:
       (A) Sector 31-33--Manufacturing.
       (B) Sector 54--Professional, Scientific, and Technical 
     Services.
       (C) Sector 48-49--Transportation and Warehousing.
       (3) Levels.--The National Supply Chain Database shall be 
     multi-leveled as follows:
       (A) Level 1 shall have basic company information and shall 
     be available to the public.
       (B) Level 2 shall have a deeper overview into capabilities, 
     products, and accreditations and shall be available to all 
     companies that contribute to the database and agree to terms 
     of mutual disclosure.
       (C) Level 3 shall hold proprietary information.
       (4) Exempt from public disclosure.--The National Supply 
     Chain Database and any information related to it not publicly 
     released by NIST shall be exempt from public disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and access to 
     non-public content shall be limited to the contributing 
     company and Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center staff 
     who sign an appropriate non-disclosure agreement.
       (e) Rules of Construction.--
       (1) Private entities.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to require any private entity to share data with 
     the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology relating to the National Supply Chain Database.
       (2) Prohibition on new regulatory authority.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to grant the Director of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, or the head 
     of any other Federal agency, with any authority to promulgate 
     regulations or set standards on manufacturers, based on data 
     within the National Supply Chain Database, that was not in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       (1) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to develop and launch 
     the National Supply Chain Database; and
       (2) $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 
     to maintain, update, and support Federal coordination of the 
     State supply chain databases maintained by the State 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1770. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
Grassley, Ms. Ernst, and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill 
S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation 
in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology 
hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 188, strike lines 2 through 25 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) Critical Minerals Mining Research and Development.--
       (1) In general.--In order to support supply chain 
     resiliency, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the 
     Director, shall issue awards, on a competitive basis, to 
     National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), institutions of higher 
     education, or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such 
     institutions or organizations, including consortia that 
     collaborate with private industry) to support basic research 
     that will accelerate innovation to advance critical minerals 
     mining strategies and technologies for the purpose of making 
     better use of domestic resources and eliminating national 
     reliance on minerals and mineral materials that are subject 
     to supply disruptions.
       (2) Use of funds.--Activities funded by an award under this 
     section may include--
       (A) advancing mining research and development activities to 
     develop new mapping and mining technologies and techniques, 
     including advanced critical mineral extraction and 
     production, to improve existing or to develop new supply 
     chains of critical minerals, and to yield more efficient, 
     economical, and environmentally benign mining practices;
       (B) advancing critical mineral processing and geochemical
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1771. Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Lankford) 
submitted

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an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by 
Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS.

       (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following:

    ``CHAPTER 52--CERTAIN TYPES OF HUMAN-ANIMAL CHIMERAS PROHIBITED

``Sec.
``1131. Definitions.
``1132. Prohibition on human-animal chimeras.

     ``Sec. 1131. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Human embryo.--The term `human embryo' means an 
     organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest 
     stages of development, from 1 cell up to 8 weeks after 
     conception.
       ``(2) Prohibited human-animal chimera.--The term 
     `prohibited human-animal chimera' means--
       ``(A) a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells 
     (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to 
     render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens 
     uncertain;
       ``(B) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human 
     egg with nonhuman sperm;
       ``(C) a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a 
     nonhuman egg with human sperm;
       ``(D) an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus 
     into a human egg;
       ``(E) an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus 
     into a nonhuman egg;
       ``(F) an embryo containing at least haploid sets of 
     chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;
       ``(G) a nonhuman life form engineered such that human 
     gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;
       ``(H) a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains 
     a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from 
     human neural tissues;
       ``(I) nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits 
     human facial features or other bodily morphologies to 
     resemble human features; or
       ``(J) an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman 
     cells, such that--
       ``(i) human gametes develop within the body of the 
     resultant organism;
       ``(ii) it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly 
     or predominantly from human neural tissues; or
       ``(iii) it exhibits human facial features or other bodily 
     morphologies to resemble human features.

     ``Sec. 1132. Prohibition on certain human-animal chimeras

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     knowingly, in or otherwise affecting interstate commerce--
       ``(1) create or attempt to create a prohibited human-animal 
     chimera;
       ``(2) transfer or attempt to transfer a human embryo into a 
     nonhuman womb;
       ``(3) transfer or attempt to transfer a nonhuman embryo 
     into a human womb; or
       ``(4) transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited 
     human-animal chimera.
       ``(b) Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be 
     fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
     both.
       ``(2) Civil penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to a civil fine of the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,000,000; or
       ``(B) the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross 
     pecuniary gain, if any.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section does not prohibit 
     research involving the use of transgenic animal models 
     containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, 
     tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities 
     are not prohibited under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 51 the following:

       ``52. Certain types of human-animal chimeras prohibited 
           1131.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1772. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

     At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PROCEDURES FOR WAIVER OF 
                   OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO VACCINES OR OTHER 
                   BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMODITIES UNDER THE AGREEMENT 
                   ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL 
                   PROPERTY RIGHTS.

       Section 122 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3532) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Approval by Congress of Certain Waivers With Respect 
     to Vaccines or Other Biotechnology Commodities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A waiver described in paragraph (2) 
     granted under subsection (b)(2) shall not enter into force 
     with respect to the United States, and no funds shall be used 
     by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, or the Trade Representative to implement the 
     terms of that waiver, unless--
       ``(A) the President submits the text of the proposed waiver 
     agreement to the appropriate congressional committees; and
       ``(B) a joint resolution is enacted approving the waiver 
     not later than 180 days after the later of the date on 
     which--
       ``(i) the report under subsection (c)(2)(A) with respect to 
     that waiver is submitted; or
       ``(ii) the text of the proposed waiver agreement under 
     subparagraph (A) is submitted.
       ``(2) Waiver described.--A waiver described in this 
     paragraph is a waiver of certain provisions of the Agreement 
     on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 
     referred to in section 101(d)(15) for a vaccine or other 
     biotechnology commodity.
       ``(3) Introduction and referral of joint resolution.--A 
     joint resolution under paragraph (1)(B) may be introduced by 
     any member of Congress and shall be referred--
       ``(A) in the Senate, to the Committee on Finance; and
       ``(B) in the House of Representatives, to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1773. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROCESS FOR EXCLUDING ARTICLES IMPORTED FROM THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM CERTAIN DUTIES 
                   IMPOSED UNDER SECTION 301 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 
                   1974.

       (a) Establishment of Exclusion Process.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the President shall establish, in 
     consultation with the United States International Trade 
     Commission (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission''), a process pursuant to which United States 
     entities and associations of such entities may request the 
     exclusion of articles imported from the People's Republic of 
     China from duties described in subsection (b).
       (b) Duties Described.--The duties described in this 
     subsection are duties imposed on or after September 24, 2018, 
     pursuant to the investigation--
       (1) initiated under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2411) on August 18, 2017; and
       (2) with respect to which notice was published in the 
     Federal Register on August 24, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 40213).
       (c) Implementation of Exclusion Process.--In implementing 
     the process established under subsection (a), the President 
     shall exclude from the imposition of a duty described in 
     subsection (b) an article imported from the People's Republic 
     of China if the President determines--
       (1)(A) the article is not commercially available (as 
     defined by the Commission) outside of the People's Republic 
     of China, or is not produced outside of the People's Republic 
     of China at a cost-competitive price at commercial scale;
       (B) the imposition of the duty on the article would 
     increase consumer prices for day-to-day items consumed by 
     low- or middle-income families in the United States; or
       (C) the article has not been found by a Federal agency to 
     have directly benefited from the non-market-based policies of 
     the People's Republic of China, including elements of the 
     Made in China 2025 policy; and
       (2) the exclusion of the article can likely be administered 
     by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
       (d) Determination of Increased Consumer Prices.--The 
     President shall determine under subsection (c)(1)(B) that the 
     imposition of a duty would increase consumer prices for day-
     to-day items consumed by low- or middle-income families in 
     the United States if imposition of the duty would cause an 
     increase in--
       (1) the cost of an article listed in Appendix 1 to chapter 
     17 of the Handbook of Methods of the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics of the Department of Labor, dated February 14, 
     2018; or

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       (2) the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
     published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       (e) Collection of Duties.--No duty described in subsection 
     (b) imposed on an article imported into the United States 
     from the People's Republic of China on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act shall be collected on an article 
     until the President has established the exclusion process 
     required by subsection (a).
       (f) Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and 
     Reliquidations.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, 
     any entry of an article imported from the People's Republic 
     of China that would have been subject to a lower rate of duty 
     if the entry had been made after the issuance of an exclusion 
     of the article from the imposition of a duty described in 
     subsection (b) pursuant to the exclusion process established 
     under subsection (a), that was made--
       (A) after the imposition of the duty described in 
     subsection (b) with respect to that article; and
       (B) before the issuance of the exclusion,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though the entry 
     occurred after the issuance of the exclusion.
       (2) Requests.--A liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to an entry of an article 
     only if a request therefor is filed with U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection not later than 180 days after the issuance 
     of an exclusion described in paragraph (1) with respect to 
     that article that contains sufficient information to enable 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
       (A) to locate the entry; or
       (B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
       (3) Payments of amounts owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry of an article under paragraph (1) shall be paid, 
     without interest, not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the liquidation or reliquidation (as the case may be).
       (g) Exclusion Process Established by USTR.--If the United 
     States Trade Representative establishes an exclusion process 
     as described under the heading ``salaries and expenses'' 
     under the heading ``Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative'' in title IV of division C of the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 
     (Public Law 116-6), the Trade Representative shall establish 
     that process in accordance with this section.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entry.--The term ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from 
     warehouse for consumption.
       (2) United states entity.--The term ``United States 
     entity'' means an entity organized under the laws of the 
     United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1774. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title I of division C, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 3117. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON ENSURING RELIABLE 
                   SUPPLY OF RARE EARTH MINERALS.

       (a) Findings; Sense of Congress.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) The People's Republic of China is the global leader in 
     mining, refining, and component manufacturing of rare earth 
     elements, producing approximately 85 percent of the world's 
     supply between 2011 and 2017.
       (B) In 2019, the United States imported an estimated 80 
     percent of its rare earth compounds from the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (C) On March 26, 2014, the World Trade Organization ruled 
     that the People's Republic of China's export restraints on 
     rare earth minerals violated its obligations under its 
     protocol of accession to the World Trade Organization, 
     thereby harming United States manufacturers and workers.
       (D) The Chinese Communist Party has threatened to leverage 
     the People's Republic of China's dominant position in the 
     rare earth market to ``strike back'' at the United States.
       (E) The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is an effective 
     partnership for reliable multilateral financing, development, 
     and distribution of goods for global consumption, as 
     evidenced by the Quad Vaccine Partnership announced on March 
     12, 2021.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the People's Republic of China's dominant share of the 
     global rare earth mining market is a threat to the economic 
     stability, well being, and competitiveness of key industries 
     in the United States;
       (B) the United States should reduce reliance on the 
     People's Republic of China for rare earth minerals through--
       (i) strategic investments in development projects, 
     production technologies, and refining facilities in the 
     United States; or
       (ii) in partnership with strategic allies of the United 
     States that are reliable trading partners, including members 
     of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue; and
       (C) the United States Trade Representative should initiate 
     multilateral talks among the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of rare earth minerals.
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative, in consultation with the officials specified 
     in paragraph (3), shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the work of the Trade 
     Representative to address the national security threat posed 
     by the People's Republic of China's control of nearly \2/3\ 
     of the global supply of rare earth minerals.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the extent of the engagement of the 
     United States with the other countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to promote shared investment and 
     development of rare earth minerals during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
     on the date of the report; and
       (B) a description of the plans of the President to leverage 
     the partnership of the countries of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue to produce a more reliable and secure 
     global supply chain of rare earth minerals.
       (3) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The Secretary of State.
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce.
       (C) The Chief Executive Officer of the United States 
     International Development Finance Corporation.
       (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1775. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 2107(c), add the following: ``The 
     Director shall require not less than 20 percent of the cost 
     of a research and development activity described in 
     subsection (a) to be provided by a non-Federal source.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1776. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. King, and Ms. Murkowski) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 63__. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR PROJECTS THAT INCREASE THE 
                   DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(13) Projects that increase the domestic supply of 
     critical minerals (as defined in section 7002(a) of the 
     Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)), including through the 
     production, processing, and recycling of critical minerals 
     and the fabrication of mineral alternatives.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Appropriated Funds.--Amounts 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy before the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall not be made available for the 
     cost of loan guarantees made under paragraph (13) of section 
     1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16513(b)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1777. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a

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strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 818, beginning on line 16, strike ``(b) Rule of 
     Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph'' and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Representative Title for Director of American Institute 
     in Taiwan's Taipei Office.--The position of Director of the 
     American Institute in Taiwan's Taipei office shall have the 
     title of Representative.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1778. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Barrasso) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of division E, add the following:

      Subtitle C--South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act

     SEC. 5221. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``South China Sea and 
     East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 5222. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CHINESE PERSONS 
                   RESPONSIBLE FOR CHINA'S ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH 
                   CHINA SEA AND THE EAST CHINA SEA.

       (a) Initial Imposition of Sanctions.--On and after the date 
     that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the President may impose the sanctions described in 
     subsection (b) with respect to any Chinese person that the 
     President determines--
       (1) is responsible for or significantly contributes to 
     large-scale reclamation, construction, militarization, or 
     ongoing supply of disputed outposts in the South China Sea;
       (2) is responsible for or significantly contributes to, or 
     has engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions or policies 
     using coercion to inhibit another country from protecting its 
     sovereign rights to access offshore resources in the South 
     China Sea, including in such country's exclusive economic 
     zone, consistent with such country's rights and obligations 
     under international law;
       (3) is responsible for or complicit in, or has engaged in, 
     directly or indirectly, actions or policies that 
     significantly threaten the peace, security, or stability of 
     disputed areas of the South China Sea or areas of the East 
     China Sea administered by Japan or the Republic of Korea, 
     including through the use of vessels and aircraft by the 
     People's Republic of China to occupy or conduct extensive 
     research or drilling activity in those areas;
       (4) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to, or in support of, any person subject to 
     sanctions pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), or (3); or
       (5) is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to 
     act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person 
     subject to sanctions pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions that may be imposed 
     with respect to a person described in subsection (a) are the 
     following:
       (1) Blocking of property.--The President may, in accordance 
     with the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in 
     all property and interests in property of the person if such 
     property and interests in property are in the United States, 
     come within the United States, or are or come within the 
     possession or control of a United States person.
       (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
       (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--In the case of an alien, 
     the alien may be--
       (i) inadmissible to the United States;
       (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to 
     enter the United States; and
       (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into 
     the United States or to receive any other benefit under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
       (B) Current visas revoked.--
       (i) In general.--An alien described in subparagraph (A) may 
     be subject to revocation of any visa or other entry 
     documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry 
     documentation is or was issued.
       (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) may--

       (I) take effect immediately; and
       (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation 
     that is in the alien's possession.

       (3) Exclusion of corporate officers.--The President may 
     direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United 
     States, any alien that the President determines is a 
     corporate officer or principal of, or a shareholder with a 
     controlling interest in, the person.
       (4) Export sanction.--The President may order the United 
     States Government not to issue any specific license and not 
     to grant any other specific permission or authority to export 
     any goods or technology to the person under--
       (A) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.); or
       (B) any other statute that requires the prior review and 
     approval of the United States Government as a condition for 
     the export or reexport of goods or services.
       (5) Inclusion on entity list.--The President may include 
     the entity on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set 
     forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export 
     Administration Regulations, for activities contrary to the 
     national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
     States.
       (6) Ban on investment in equity or debt of sanctioned 
     person.--The President may, pursuant to such regulations or 
     guidelines as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 
     United States person from investing in or purchasing 
     significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the 
     person.
       (7) Banking transactions.--The President may, pursuant to 
     such regulations as the President may prescribe, prohibit any 
     transfers of credit or payments between financial 
     institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, 
     to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any 
     interest of the person.
       (8) Correspondent and payable-through accounts.--In the 
     case of a foreign financial institution, the President may 
     prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict 
     conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a 
     correspondent account or a payable-through account by the 
     foreign financial institution.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) Inapplicability of national emergency requirement.--The 
     requirements of section 202 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply for 
     purposes of subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Compliance with united nations headquarters 
     agreement.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall 
     not apply if admission of an alien to the United States is 
     necessary to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success, June 26, 1947, and entered into 
     force, November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the 
     United States.
       (3) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
       (A) In general.--The authority or a requirement to impose 
     sanctions under this section shall not include the authority 
     or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of 
     goods.
       (B) Good defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' 
     means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, 
     supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and 
     test equipment, and excluding technical data.
       (d) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections 
     (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person 
     that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or 
     causes a violation of regulations prescribed under subsection 
     (b)(1) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 
     person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection 
     (a) of such section 206.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through 
     account.--The terms ``account'', ``correspondent account'', 
     and ``payable-through account'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
       (2) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
       (3) Chinese person.--The term ``Chinese person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the 
     People's Republic of China; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the People's 
     Republic of China or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (4) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means a financial institution specified in 
     subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), 
     (J), (K), (M), (N), (P), (R), (T), (Y), or (Z) of section 
     5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
       (5) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign 
     financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
     any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
       (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual or 
     entity.
       (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence to the United States; or
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity.

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     SEC. 5223. PROHIBITION AGAINST DOCUMENTS PORTRAYING THE SOUTH 
                   CHINA SEA OR THE EAST CHINA SEA AS PART OF 
                   CHINA.

       The Government Publishing Office may not publish any map, 
     document, record, electronic resource, or other paper of the 
     United States (other than materials relating to hearings held 
     by committees of Congress or internal work product of a 
     Federal agency) portraying or otherwise indicating that it is 
     the position of the United States that the territory or 
     airspace in the South China Sea that is disputed among two or 
     more parties or the territory or airspace of areas 
     administered by Japan or the Republic of Korea, including in 
     the East China Sea, is part of the territory or airspace of 
     the People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 5224. AUTHORIZATION TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO 
                   COUNTRIES THAT RECOGNIZE CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY 
                   OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA OR THE EAST CHINA SEA.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (c) or 
     (d), no amounts may be obligated or expended to provide 
     foreign assistance to the government of any country 
     identified in a report required by subsection (b).
       (b) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the 
     date that is 3 years after such date of enactment, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a report identifying each country that the 
     Secretary determines has taken an official and stated 
     position to recognize, after such date of enactment, the 
     sovereignty of the People's Republic of China over territory 
     or airspace disputed by one or more countries in the South 
     China Sea or the territory or airspace of areas of the East 
     China Sea administered by Japan or the Republic of Korea.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex if the Secretary of State determines it is necessary 
     for the national security interests of the United States to 
     do so.
       (3) Public availability.--The Secretary of State shall 
     publish the unclassified part of the report required by 
     paragraph (1) on a publicly available website of the 
     Department of State.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply with respect 
     to Taiwan, counterterrorism activities, counternarcotics 
     activities, global health assistance, humanitarian 
     assistance, disaster assistance, or emergency food 
     assistance.
       (d) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of 
     subsection (a) with respect to the government of a country if 
     the President determines that the waiver is in the national 
     interests of the United States.
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1779. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Ms. Baldwin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REGIONAL INNOVATION CLUSTERS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
       (2) Award.--The term ``award'' means a contract, grant, or 
     cooperative agreement.
       (3) Cluster initiative.--The term ``Cluster Initiative'' 
     means a formally organized effort to promote the growth and 
     competitiveness of an industry sector through collaborative 
     activities among Industry Cluster participants that is led 
     by--
       (A) a State;
       (B) an Indian Tribe;
       (C) a city or other political subdivision of a State;
       (D) a nonprofit organization, including an institution of 
     higher education or a venture development organization; or
       (E) a small business concern.
       (4) Industry cluster.--The term ``Industry Cluster'' means 
     a geographic concentration, relative to the size of the 
     region under consideration, of interconnected businesses, 
     suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions in 
     an industry sector, including advanced manufacturing, 
     precision agriculture, cybersecurity, biosciences, water 
     technologies, energy production and efficiency, and outdoor 
     recreation.
       (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304).
       (6) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (7) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
       (8) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       (b) Supporting Industry Clusters.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Administrator shall enter into 
     contracts with Cluster Initiatives that strengthen Industry 
     Clusters in accordance with the requirements under this 
     subsection.
       (2) Industry cluster outcomes.--Cluster Initiatives shall 
     be assessed according to their performance along the 
     following metrics:
       (A) Growth in number of small business concerns 
     participating in the Industry Cluster and support industries.
       (B) Growth in number of small business concern startups in 
     the Industry Cluster.
       (C) Growth in total capital, including revenue and equity 
     investments, flowing to small business concern participants 
     in the Industry Cluster.
       (D) Growth in job creation by small business concerns or, 
     in regions with declining total employment, job retention by 
     small business concerns in the Industry Cluster.
       (E) Growth in new products, services, or business lines.
       (F) Growth in new technologies developed within the 
     Industry Cluster.
       (3) Reporting.--The Administrator shall require Cluster 
     Initiatives to submit annual reports documenting the outcomes 
     in paragraph (2) and the activities contributing to those 
     outcomes.
       (4) Selection criteria.--In entering into contracts with 
     Cluster Initiatives under this subsection, the Administrator 
     shall consider--
       (A) the probable impact of the Cluster Initiative on the 
     competitiveness of the Industry Cluster, including--
       (i) whether the Cluster Initiative will be inclusive of any 
     and all organizations that might benefit from participation, 
     including startups, small business concerns not locally 
     owned, and small business concerns rival to existing members 
     of the Industry Cluster; and
       (ii) whether the Cluster Initiative will encourage broad 
     participation by and collaboration among all types of 
     participants;
       (B) if the proposed Cluster Initiative fits within a 
     broader and achievable economic development strategy;
       (C) the capacity and commitment of the sponsoring 
     organization of the Cluster Initiative organization, 
     including--
       (i) the expected ability of the Cluster Initiative to 
     access additional funds from other sources; and
       (ii) the capacity of the Cluster Initiative to sustain 
     activities once grant funds have been expended;
       (D) the degree of involvement from relevant State and 
     regional economic and workforce development organizations, 
     other public purpose institutions (such as universities, 
     community colleges, venture development organizations, and 
     workforce boards), and the private sector, including industry 
     associations; and
       (E) the extent to which economic diversity across regions 
     of the United States would be increased through the contract.
       (5) Initial award.--The Administrator may enter into a 1-
     year award not to exceed $1,000,000 with each Cluster 
     Initiative.
       (6) Renewal.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator may renew an award 
     entered into with a Cluster Initiative under paragraph (5)--
       (i) for 1 year in an amount not to exceed $750,000 per 
     year; and
       (ii) for a total period not to exceed 5 years.
       (B) Requirement.--A Cluster Initiative shall compete in a 
     new funding opportunity to receive any further awards under 
     this subsection.
       (7) Cluster initiative resources.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator may not enter into a 
     contract under this subsection that would provide more than 
     two-thirds of the revenue of the entity receiving the award.
       (B) Exception.--The Administrator may make an award 
     providing a higher percentage of the revenue of the entity 
     receiving the award if the recipient adequately demonstrates 
     that the Cluster Initiative will be able to access additional 
     funding, such as through the revenues of subcontractors or 
     through a commitment of matching funds provided from regional 
     partners.
       (8) Competitive process.--The Administrator shall enter 
     into new awards under this subsection for each year that 
     appropriations are available.
       (c) Feasibility Study Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may award grants for 
     feasibility studies, planning, and operations to support the 
     launch of new Cluster Initiatives.
       (2) Amount.--The total amount of grants awarded under 
     paragraph (1) shall not exceed $250,000.

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       (3) Eligible recipients.--The Administrator may provide 
     grants under paragraph (1) to--
       (A) a State;
       (B) an Indian Tribe;
       (C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; or
       (D) a nonprofit organization, including an institution of 
     higher education or a venture development organization.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1780. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITING TSP INVESTMENT IN CHINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Thrift Savings Fund invests more than 
     $700,000,000,000 on behalf of plan participants. As the 
     guardian of the retirement funds of approximately 6,000,000 
     Federal civilian and military plan participants, it is 
     critical that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund are not 
     invested in securities linked to the economy of the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Companies headquartered in the People's Republic of 
     China have repeatedly committed corporate espionage, violated 
     sanctions imposed by the United States, flouted international 
     property laws, committed theft, and failed to comply with 
     audit and regulatory standards designed to safeguard 
     investors.
       (3) The Thrift Savings Plan is known for its low management 
     fees and comprehensive array of investment strategies. The 
     provisions of this section, and the amendments made by this 
     section, will not increase fees imposed on participants of 
     the Thrift Savings Plan.
       (4) The November 2017 selection of the MSCI ACWI Index by 
     the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, initially 
     scheduled to be effective in 2020, would violate the terms of 
     subsection (i) of section 8438 of title 5, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (b)(1) of this section.
       (b) Prohibition on Any TSP Fund Investing in Entities 
     Organized or Established in the People's Republic of China.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8438 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     no fund established or overseen by the Board may include an 
     investment in any security of--
       ``(1) an entity organized or established in the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       ``(2) any subsidiary that is owned or operated by an entity 
     described in paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Divestiture of assets.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Retirement 
     Thrift Investment Board established under section 8472(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code, shall--
       (A) review whether any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund are 
     invested in violation of subsection (i) of section 8438 of 
     that title, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection;
       (B) if any sums are invested in the manner described in 
     subparagraph (A), divest those sums in a manner that is 
     consistent with the legal and fiduciary duties provided under 
     chapter 84 of that title, or any other applicable provision 
     of law; and
       (C) reinvest any sums divested under subparagraph (B) in 
     investments that do not violate subsection (i) of section 
     8438 of that title, as added by paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection.
       (c) Prohibition on Investment of TSP Funds in Entities 
     Organized or Established in the People's Republic of China 
     Through the TSP Mutual Fund Window.--Section 8438(b)(5) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(E) A mutual fund accessible through a mutual fund window 
     authorized under this paragraph may not include an investment 
     in any security of--
       ``(i) an entity organized or established in the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       ``(ii) any subsidiary that is owned or operated by an 
     entity described in clause (i).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1781. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REQUIREMENT FOR AN AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF 
                   MILITARY FORCE.

       Notwithstanding the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-
     148; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), the Authorization for Use of 
     Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), any 
     other provision of law, and any obligations under the 
     Japanese Treaty, the Philippines Treaty, the U.S. Australia 
     New Zealand Agreement, the Republic of Korea Treaty, or the 
     Southeast Asia Treaty, the President may not introduce 
     members of the Armed Forces into hostilities in or involving 
     the People's Republic of China unless--
       (1) such action is necessary, for a period of no longer 
     than 30 days, to repel a sudden attack, or the concrete, 
     specific, and immediate threat of such a sudden attack, upon 
     the United States, its territories, or possessions, its armed 
     forces, or other United States citizens overseas; or
       (1) Congress has enacted an authorization for the use of 
     military force.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1782. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 3313 and insert the following:

     SEC. 3313. MODIFICATIONS TO AND REAUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 1262 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Immediate family member.--The term `immediate family 
     member', with respect to a foreign person, means the spouse, 
     parent, sibling, or adult child of the person.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
     Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
     114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by inserting after 
     section 1262 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1262A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       ``It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     establish and regularize information sharing and sanctions-
     related decision making with like-minded governments 
     possessing human rights and anti-corruption sanctions 
     programs similar in nature to those authorized under this 
     subtitle.''.
       (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1263 of the 
     Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F 
     of title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) with respect to--
       ``(1) any foreign person that the President determines, 
     based on credible information--
       ``(A) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly 
     or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse or any 
     violation of internationally recognized human rights;
       ``(B) is a current or former government official, or a 
     person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is 
     responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or 
     indirectly engaged in--
       ``(i) corruption, including--

       ``(I) the misappropriation of state assets;
       ``(II) the expropriation of private assets for personal 
     gain;
       ``(III) corruption related to government contracts or the 
     extraction of natural resources; or
       ``(IV) bribery; or

       ``(ii) the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of the 
     proceeds of corruption;
       ``(C) is or has been a leader or official of--
       ``(i) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the 
     activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) during the 
     tenure of the leader or official; or
       ``(ii) an entity whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section as a result of 
     activities during the tenure of the leader or official;
       ``(D) has materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
     financial, material, or technological support for, or goods 
     or services to or in support of--
       ``(i) an activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) that 
     is conducted by a foreign person;
       ``(ii) a person whose property and interests in property 
     are blocked pursuant to this section; or
       ``(iii) an entity, including a government entity, that has 
     engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, an activity 
     described

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     in subparagraph (A) or (B) conducted by a foreign person; or
       ``(E) is owned or controlled by, or acts or is purported to 
     act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, a person 
     whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
     to this section; and
       ``(2) any immediate family member of a person described in 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Sanctions described.--Clause (ii) of subsection 
     (b)(2)(C) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Good.--In this subparagraph, the term `good' means 
     any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, 
     or manufactured product, including inspection and test 
     equipment, and excluding technical data.''.
       (3) Consideration of certain information.--Subsection 
     (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting ``corruption 
     and'' after ``monitor''.
       (4) Requests by congress.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``or an immediate 
     family member of the person''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``human rights 
     violations'' and inserting ``serious human rights abuse or 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights''; and
       (II) by striking ``described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
     subsection (a)'' and inserting ``described in subsection 
     (a)(1) relating to serious human rights abuse or any 
     violation of internationally recognized human rights''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a)'' and 
     inserting ``described in subsection (a)(1) relating to 
     corruption or the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of 
     the proceeds of corruption''; and
       (II) by striking ``ranking member of'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``ranking member 
     of one of the appropriate congressional committees''.

       (5) Termination of sanctions.--Subsection (g) of such 
     section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     inserting ``and the immediate family members of that person'' 
     after ``a person''.
       (d) Reports to Congress.--Section 1264(a) of the Global 
     Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of 
     title XII of Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) A description of additional steps taken by the 
     President through diplomacy and assistance to foreign or 
     security sectors to address persistent underlying causes of 
     serious human rights abuse, violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, and corruption in each country in 
     which foreign persons with respect to which sanctions have 
     been imposed under section 1263 are located.''.
       (e) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky 
     Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of 
     Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1783. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end, add the following:

                DIVISION G--MINORITY BUSINESS RESILIENCY

     SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the 
     ``Minority Business Resiliency Act of 2021''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     division is as follows:

                DIVISION G--MINORITY BUSINESS RESILIENCY

Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 7002. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 7003. Definitions.
Sec. 7004. Minority Business Development Agency.

                     TITLE I--EXISTING INITIATIVES

       Subtitle A--Market Development, Research, and Information

Sec. 7101. Private sector development.
Sec. 7102. Public sector development.
Sec. 7103. Research and information.

   Subtitle B--Minority Business Development Agency Business Center 
                                Program

Sec. 7111. Definition.
Sec. 7112. Purpose.
Sec. 7113. Establishment.
Sec. 7114. Grants and cooperative agreements.
Sec. 7115. Minimizing disruptions to existing MBDA Business Center 
              program.
Sec. 7116. Publicity.
Sec. 7117. Funding.

 TITLE II--NEW INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FOR MINORITY 
                               BUSINESSES

Sec. 7201. Annual diverse business forum on capital formation.
Sec. 7202. Agency study on alternative financing solutions.
Sec. 7203. Educational development relating to management and 
              entrepreneurship.

           TITLE III--RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM

Sec. 7301. Definitions.
Sec. 7302. Business centers.
Sec. 7303. Report to Congress.
Sec. 7304. Study and report.

             TITLE IV--MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Sec. 7401. Grants to nonprofit organizations that support minority 
              business enterprises.
Sec. 7402. Minority business grants.

 TITLE V--ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER POWERS OF THE AGENCY; MISCELLANEOUS 
                               PROVISIONS

Sec. 7501. Administrative powers.
Sec. 7502. Federal assistance.
Sec. 7503. Audits.
Sec. 7504. Review and report by Comptroller General.
Sec. 7505. Annual reports; recommendations.
Sec. 7506. Separability.
Sec. 7507. Executive Order 11625.
Sec. 7508. Amendment to the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
              1994.
Sec. 7509. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 7002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) During times of economic downturn or recession, 
     communities of color, and businesses within those 
     communities, are generally more adversely affected, which 
     requires an expansion of the ability of the Federal 
     Government to infuse resources into those communities.
       (2) Despite the growth in the number of minority business 
     enterprises, gaps remain with respect to key metrics for 
     those enterprises, such as access to capital, revenue, number 
     of employees, and survival rate. Specifically--
       (A) according to the Department of Commerce, minority 
     business enterprises are 2 to 3 times more likely to be 
     denied loans than non-minority business enterprises;
       (B) according to the Bureau of the Census, the average non-
     minority business enterprise reports receipts that are more 
     than 3 times higher than receipts reported by the average 
     minority business enterprise; and
       (C) according to the Kauffman Foundation--
       (i) minority business enterprises are \1/2\ as likely to 
     employ individuals, as compared with non-minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (ii) if minorities started and owned businesses at the same 
     rate as non-minorities, the United States economy would have 
     more than 1,000,000 additional employer businesses and more 
     than 9,500,000 additional jobs.
       (3) Because of the conditions described in paragraph (2), 
     it is in the interest of the United States and the economy of 
     the United States to expeditiously ameliorate the disparities 
     that minority business enterprises experience.
       (4) Many individuals who own minority business enterprises 
     are socially disadvantaged because those individuals identify 
     as members of certain groups that have suffered the effects 
     of discriminatory practices or similar circumstances over 
     which those individuals have no control, including 
     individuals who are--
       (A) Black or African American;
       (B) Hispanic or Latino;
       (C) American Indian or Alaska Native;
       (D) Asian; and
       (E) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
       (5) Discriminatory practices and similar circumstances 
     described in paragraph (4) are a significant determinant of 
     overall economic disadvantage in the United States, which is 
     evident in the persistent racial wealth gap in the United 
     States.
       (6) While other Federal agencies focus only on small 
     businesses and businesses that represent a broader 
     demographic than solely minority business enterprises, the 
     Agency focuses exclusively on--
       (A) the unique needs of minority business enterprises; and
       (B) enhancing the capacity of minority business 
     enterprises.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this division are to--
       (1) require the Agency to promote and administer programs 
     in the public and private sectors to assist the development 
     of minority business enterprises; and
       (2) achieve the development described in paragraph (1) by 
     authorizing the Assistant Secretary to carry out programs 
     that will result in increased access to capital, management, 
     and technology for minority business enterprises.

     SEC. 7003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the Minority 
     Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce.

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       (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Minority 
     Business Development, who is appointed as described in 
     section 7004(b) to administer this division.
       (3) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
     based organization'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (4) Eligible entity.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, the term ``eligible entity''--
       (A) means--
       (i) a private sector entity;
       (ii) a public sector entity; or
       (iii) a Tribal government; and
       (B) includes an institution of higher education.
       (5) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``agency'' in section 551 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (6) Federally recognized area of economic distress.--The 
     term ``federally recognized area of economic distress'' 
     means--
       (A) a HUBZone, as that term is defined in section 31(b) of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b));
       (B) an area that--
       (i) has been designated as--

       (I) an empowerment zone under section 1391 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (II) a Promise Zone by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development; or

       (ii) is a low or moderate income area, as determined by the 
     Bureau of the Census;
       (C) a qualified opportunity zone, as that term is defined 
     in section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (D) any other political subdivision or unincorporated area 
     of a State determined by the Assistant Secretary to be an 
     area of economic distress.
       (7) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe''--
       (A) has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
     Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
     U.S.C. 5304); and
       (B) includes a Native Hawaiian organization.
       (8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (9) MBDA business center.--The term ``MBDA Business 
     Center'' means any business center that--
       (A) is established by the Agency; and
       (B) provides technical business assistance to minority 
     business enterprises consistent with the requirements of this 
     division.
       (10) MBDA business center agreement.--The term ``MBDA 
     Business Center agreement'' means a legal instrument--
       (A) reflecting a relationship between the Agency and the 
     recipient of a Federal assistance award that is the subject 
     of the instrument; and
       (B) that establishes the terms by which the recipient 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall operate an MBDA Business 
     Center.
       (11) Minority business enterprise.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``minority business enterprise'' 
     means a business enterprise--
       (i) that is not less than 51 percent-owned by 1 or more 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and
       (ii) the management and daily business operations of which 
     are controlled by 1 or more socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) may 
     be construed to exclude a business enterprise from qualifying 
     as a ``minority business enterprise'' under that subparagraph 
     because of--
       (i) the status of the business enterprise as a for-profit 
     or not-for-profit enterprise; or
       (ii) the revenue of the business enterprise.
       (12) Private sector entity.--The term ``private sector 
     entity''--
       (A) means an entity that is not a public sector entity; and
       (B) does not include--
       (i) the Federal Government;
       (ii) any Federal agency; or
       (iii) any instrumentality of the Federal Government.
       (13) Public sector entity.--The term ``public sector 
     entity'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) an agency of a State;
       (C) a political subdivision of a State; or
       (D) an agency of a political subdivision of a State.
       (14) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (15) Socially and economically disadvantaged individual.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individual'' means an individual who has been 
     subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice, or to cultural bias, 
     because of the identity of the individual as a member of a 
     group, without regard to any individual quality of the 
     individual that is unrelated to that identity.
       (B) Presumption.--In carrying out this division, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall presume that the term ``socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individual'' includes any 
     individual who is--
       (i) Black or African American;
       (ii) Hispanic or Latino;
       (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native;
       (iv) Asian;
       (v) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; or
       (vi) a member of a group that the Agency determines under 
     part 1400 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
     effect on November 23, 1984, is a socially disadvantaged 
     group eligible to receive assistance.
       (16) Specialty center.--The term ``specialty center'' means 
     an MBDA Business Center that provides specialty services 
     focusing on specific business needs, including assistance 
     relating to--
       (A) capital access;
       (B) Federal procurement;
       (C) entrepreneurship;
       (D) technology transfer; or
       (E) any other area determined necessary or appropriate 
     based on the priorities of the Agency.
       (17) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) each of the States of the United States;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (D) the United States Virgin Islands;
       (E) Guam;
       (F) American Samoa;
       (G) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and
       (H) each Indian Tribe.

     SEC. 7004. MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--There is within the Department of Commerce 
     the Minority Business Development Agency.
       (b) Assistant Secretary.--
       (1) Appointment and duties.--The Agency shall be headed by 
     an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business 
     Development, who shall be--
       (A) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate; and
       (B) except as otherwise expressly provided, responsible for 
     the administration of this division.
       (2) Compensation.--
       (A) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall be 
     compensated at an annual rate of basic pay prescribed for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 5315 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended, in the item relating 
     to Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, by striking ``(11)'' 
     and inserting ``(12)''.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report that describes--
       (1) the organizational structure of the Agency;
       (2) the organizational position of the Agency within the 
     Department of Commerce; and
       (3) a description of how the Agency shall function in 
     relation to the operations carried out by each other 
     component of the Department of Commerce.
       (d) Office of Business Centers.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established within the Agency 
     an Office of Business Centers.
       (2) Director.--The Office of Business Centers shall be 
     administered by a Director, who shall be appointed by the 
     Assistant Secretary.
       (e) Offices of the Agency.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to the regional offices that 
     the Assistant Secretary is required to establish under 
     paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary shall establish such 
     other offices within the Agency as are necessary to carry out 
     this division.
       (2) Regional offices.--
       (A) In general.--In order to carry out this division, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall establish a regional office of the 
     Agency for each of the regions of the United States, as 
     determined by the Assistant Secretary.
       (B) Duties.--Each regional office established under 
     subparagraph (A) shall expand the reach of the Agency and 
     enable the Federal Government to better serve the needs of 
     minority business enterprises in the region served by the 
     office, including by--
       (i) understanding and participating in the business 
     environment of that region;
       (ii) working with--

       (I) MBDA Business Centers that are located in that region;
       (II) resource and lending partners of the Small Business 
     Administration and the Department of Agriculture that are 
     located in that region; and
       (III) Federal, State, and local procurement offices that 
     are located in that region;

       (iii) being aware of business retention or expansion 
     programs that are specific to that region;
       (iv) seeking out opportunities to collaborate with regional 
     public and private programs that focus on minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (v) promoting business continuity and preparedness.

                     TITLE I--EXISTING INITIATIVES

       Subtitle A--Market Development, Research, and Information

     SEC. 7101. PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT.

       The Assistant Secretary shall, whenever the Assistant 
     Secretary determines such action is necessary or 
     appropriate--
       (1) provide Federal assistance to minority business 
     enterprises operating in domestic and foreign markets by 
     making available to those business enterprises, either 
     directly or in cooperation with private sector entities, 
     including community-based organizations and national 
     nonprofit organizations--
       (A) resources relating to management;
       (B) technological and technical assistance;
       (C) financial, legal, and marketing services; and

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       (D) services relating to workforce development;
       (2) encourage minority business enterprises to establish 
     joint ventures and projects--
       (A) with other minority business enterprises; or
       (B) in cooperation with public sector entities or private 
     sector entities, including community-based organizations and 
     national nonprofit organizations, to increase the share of 
     any market activity being performed by minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (3) facilitate the efforts of private sector entities and 
     Federal agencies to advance the growth of minority business 
     enterprises.

     SEC. 7102. PUBLIC SECTOR DEVELOPMENT.

       The Assistant Secretary shall, whenever the Assistant 
     Secretary determines such action is necessary or 
     appropriate--
       (1) consult and cooperate with public sector entities for 
     the purpose of leveraging resources available in the 
     jurisdictions of those public sector entities to promote the 
     position of minority business enterprises in the local 
     economies of those public sector entities, including by 
     assisting public sector entities to establish or enhance--
       (A) programs to procure goods and services through minority 
     business enterprises and goals for that procurement;
       (B) programs offering assistance relating to--
       (i) management;
       (ii) technology;
       (iii) law;
       (iv) financing, including accounting;
       (v) marketing; and
       (vi) workforce development; and
       (C) informational programs designed to inform minority 
     business enterprises located in the jurisdictions of those 
     public sector entities about the availability of programs 
     described in this section;
       (2) meet with leaders and officials of public sector 
     entities for the purpose of recommending and promoting local 
     administrative and legislative initiatives needed to advance 
     the position of minority business enterprises in the local 
     economies of those public sector entities; and
       (3) facilitate the efforts of public sector entities and 
     Federal agencies to advance the growth of minority business 
     enterprises.

     SEC. 7103. RESEARCH AND INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--In order to achieve the purposes of this 
     division, the Assistant Secretary--
       (1) shall--
       (A) collect and analyze data, including data relating to 
     the causes of the success or failure of minority business 
     enterprises;
       (B) perform evaluations of programs carried out by Federal 
     agencies with an emphasis on increasing coordination between 
     Federal agencies with respect to the development of minority 
     business enterprises;
       (C) conduct research, studies, and surveys of--
       (i) economic conditions generally in the United States; and
       (ii) how the conditions described in clause (i) 
     particularly affect the development of minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (D) provide outreach, educational services, and technical 
     assistance in the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the 
     United States to ensure that limited-English proficient 
     individuals receive culturally and linguistically appropriate 
     access to the services and information provided by the 
     Agency; and
       (2) may, at the request of a public sector entity or a 
     private sector entity, perform an evaluation of programs 
     carried out by the entity that are designed to assist the 
     development of minority business enterprises.
       (b) Information Clearinghouse.--The Assistant Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) establish and maintain an information clearinghouse for 
     the collection and dissemination to relevant parties 
     (including business owners and researchers) of demographic, 
     economic, financial, managerial, and technical data relating 
     to minority business enterprises; and
       (2) take such steps as the Assistant Secretary may 
     determine to be necessary and desirable to--
       (A) search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, 
     record, and catalog the data described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) in a manner that is consistent with section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code, protect the privacy of the 
     minority business enterprises to which the data described in 
     paragraph (1) relates.

   Subtitle B--Minority Business Development Agency Business Center 
                                Program

     SEC. 7111. DEFINITION.

       In this subtitle, the term ``MBDA Business Center Program'' 
     means the program established under section 7113.

     SEC. 7112. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of the MBDA Business Center Program shall be to 
     create a national network of public-private partnerships 
     that--
       (1) assist minority business enterprises to--
       (A) access capital, contracts, and grants; and
       (B) create and maintain jobs;
       (2) provide counseling and mentoring to minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (3) facilitate the growth of minority business enterprises 
     by promoting trade.

     SEC. 7113. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) In General.--There is established in the Agency a 
     program--
       (1) that shall be known as the MBDA Business Center 
     Program;
       (2) that shall be separate and distinct from the efforts of 
     the Assistant Secretary under section 7101; and
       (3) under which the Assistant Secretary shall make Federal 
     assistance awards to eligible entities to operate MBDA 
     Business Centers, which shall, in accordance with section 
     7114, provide technical assistance and business development 
     services, or specialty services, to minority business 
     enterprises.
       (b) Coverage.--The Assistant Secretary shall take all 
     necessary actions to ensure that the MBDA Business Center 
     Program, in accordance with section 7114, offers the services 
     described in subsection (a)(3) in all regions of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 7114. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Requirements.--An MBDA Business Center (referred to in 
     this subtitle as a ``Center''), with respect to the Federal 
     financial assistance award made to operate the Center under 
     the MBDA Business Center Program--
       (1) shall--
       (A) provide to minority business enterprises programs and 
     services determined to be appropriate by the Assistant 
     Secretary, which--
       (i) shall include referral services to meet the needs of 
     minority business enterprises; and
       (ii) may include programs and services to accomplish the 
     goals described in section 7101(1);
       (B) develop, cultivate, and maintain a network of strategic 
     partnerships with organizations that foster access by 
     minority business enterprises to economic markets, capital, 
     or contracts;
       (C) continue to upgrade and modify the services provided by 
     the Center, as necessary, in order to meet the changing and 
     evolving needs of the business community;
       (D) establish or continue a referral relationship with not 
     less than 1 community-based organization; and
       (E) collaborate with other Centers; and
       (2) in providing programs and services under the applicable 
     MBDA Business Center agreement, may--
       (A) operate on a fee-for-service basis; or
       (B) generate income through the collection of--
       (i) client fees;
       (ii) membership fees; and
       (iii) any other appropriate fees proposed by the Center in 
     the application submitted by the Center under subsection (e).
       (b) Term.--Subject to subsection (g)(3), the term of an 
     MBDA Business Center agreement shall be not less than 3 
     years.
       (c) Financial Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--The amount of financial assistance 
     provided by the Assistant Secretary under an MBDA Business 
     Center agreement shall be not less than $250,000 for the term 
     of the agreement.
       (2) Matching requirement.--
       (A) In general.--A Center shall match not less than \1/3\ 
     of the amount of the financial assistance awarded to the 
     Center under the terms of the applicable MBDA Business Center 
     agreement, unless the Assistant Secretary determines that a 
     waiver of that requirement is necessary after a demonstration 
     by the Center of a substantial need for that waiver.
       (B) Form of funds.--A Center may meet the matching 
     requirement under subparagraph (A) using--
       (i) cash or in-kind contributions, without regard to 
     whether the contribution is made by a third party; or
       (ii) Federal funds received from other Federal programs.
       (3) Use of financial assistance and program income.--A 
     Center shall use--
       (A) all financial assistance awarded to the Center under 
     the applicable MBDA Business Center agreement to carry out 
     subsection (a); and
       (B) all income that the Center generates in carrying out 
     subsection (a)--
       (i) to meet the matching requirement under paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection; and
       (ii) if the Center meets the matching requirement under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, to carry out subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Criteria for Selection.--The Assistant Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) establish criteria that--
       (A) the Assistant Secretary shall use in determining 
     whether to enter into an MBDA Business Center agreement with 
     an eligible entity; and
       (B) may include criteria relating to whether an eligible 
     entity is located in--
       (i) an area, the population of which is composed of not 
     less than 51 percent socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, as determined in accordance with data collected 
     by the Bureau of the Census;
       (ii) a federally recognized area of economic distress; or
       (iii) a State that is underserved with respect to the MBDA 
     Business Center Program, as defined by the Assistant 
     Secretary; and
       (2) make the criteria and standards established under 
     paragraph (1) publicly available, including--
       (A) on the website of the Agency; and
       (B) in each Notice of Funding Opportunity soliciting MBDA 
     Business Center agreements.
       (e) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring to enter 
     into an MBDA Business Center agreement shall submit to the 
     Assistant Secretary an application that includes--
       (1) a statement of--
       (A) how the eligible entity will carry out subsection (a); 
     and
       (B) any experience of the eligible entity in--

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       (i) assisting minority business enterprises to--

       (I) obtain--

       (aa) large-scale contracts, grants, or procurements;
       (bb) financing; or
       (cc) legal assistance;

       (II) access established supply chains; and
       (III) engage in--

       (aa) joint ventures, teaming arrangements, and mergers and 
     acquisitions; or
       (bb) large-scale transactions in global markets;
       (ii) supporting minority business enterprises in increasing 
     the size of the workforces of those enterprises, including, 
     with respect to a minority business enterprise that does not 
     have employees, aiding the minority business enterprise in 
     becoming an enterprise that has employees; and
       (iii) advocating for minority business enterprises; and
       (2) the budget and corresponding budget narrative that the 
     eligible entity will use in carrying out subsection (a) 
     during the term of the applicable MBDA Business Center 
     agreement.
       (f) Notification.--If the Assistant Secretary grants an 
     application of an eligible entity submitted under subsection 
     (e), the Assistant Secretary shall notify the eligible entity 
     that the application has been granted not later than 150 days 
     after the last day on which an application may be submitted 
     under that subsection.
       (g) Program Examination; Accreditation; Extensions.--
       (1) Examination.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall conduct a programmatic financial 
     examination of each Center.
       (2) Accreditation.--The Assistant Secretary may provide 
     financial support, by contract or otherwise, to an 
     association, not less than 51 percent of the members of which 
     are Centers, to--
       (A) pursue matters of common concern with respect to 
     Centers; and
       (B) develop an accreditation program with respect to 
     Centers.
       (3) Extensions.--
       (A) In general.--The Assistant Secretary may extend the 
     term under subsection (b) of an MBDA Business Center 
     agreement to which a Center is a party, if the Center 
     consents to the extension.
       (B) Financial assistance.--If the Assistant Secretary 
     extends the term of an MBDA Business Center agreement under 
     paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall, in the same 
     manner and amount in which financial assistance was provided 
     during the initial term of the agreement, provide financial 
     assistance under the agreement during the extended term of 
     the agreement.
       (h) MBDA Involvement.--The Assistant Secretary may take 
     actions to ensure that the Agency is substantially involved 
     in the activities of Centers in carrying out subsection (a), 
     including by--
       (1) providing to each Center training relating to the MBDA 
     Business Center Program;
       (2) requiring that the operator and staff of each Center--
       (A) attend--
       (i) a conference with the Agency to establish the services 
     and programs that the Center will provide in carrying out the 
     requirements before the date on which the Center begins 
     providing those services and programs; and
       (ii) training provided under paragraph (1);
       (B) receive necessary guidance relating to carrying out the 
     requirements under subsection (a); and
       (C) work in coordination and collaboration with the 
     Assistant Secretary to carry out the MBDA Business Center 
     Program and other programs of the Agency;
       (3) facilitating connections between Centers and--
       (A) Federal agencies other than the Agency, including the 
     Small Business Administration, the Department of Agriculture, 
     the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office, and the Economic Development Administration 
     of the Department of Commerce; and
       (B) other institutions or entities that use Federal 
     resources, including--
       (i) small business development centers, as that term is 
     defined in section 3(t) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(t));
       (ii) women's business centers described in section 29 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656);
       (iii) eligible entities, as that term is defined in section 
     2411 of title 10, United States Code, that provide services 
     under the program carried out under chapter 142 of that 
     title; and
       (iv) entities participating in the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership Program established under section 25 of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278k);
       (4) monitoring projects carried out by each Center; and
       (5) establishing and enforcing administrative and reporting 
     requirements for each Center to carry out subsection (a).
       (i) Regulations.--The Assistant Secretary shall issue and 
     publish regulations that establish minimum standards 
     regarding verification of minority business enterprise status 
     for clients of entities operating under the MBDA Business 
     Center Program.

     SEC. 7115. MINIMIZING DISRUPTIONS TO EXISTING MBDA BUSINESS 
                   CENTER PROGRAM.

       The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that each Federal 
     assistance award made under the Business Centers program of 
     the Agency, as is in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, is carried out in a manner that, to 
     the greatest extent practicable, prevents disruption of any 
     activity carried out under that award.

     SEC. 7116. PUBLICITY.

       In carrying out the MBDA Business Center Program, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall widely publicize the MBDA Business 
     Center Program, including--
       (1) on the website of the Agency;
       (2) via social media outlets; and
       (3) by sharing information relating to the MBDA Business 
     Center Program with community-based organizations, including 
     interpretation groups where necessary, to communicate in the 
     most common languages spoken by the groups served by those 
     organizations.

     SEC. 7117. FUNDING.

       The Assistant Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent 
     of the amount made available to carry out this division in 
     each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 to carry out the MBDA 
     Business Center Program, including the component of the 
     program relating to specialty centers.

 TITLE II--NEW INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY FOR MINORITY 
                               BUSINESSES

     SEC. 7201. ANNUAL DIVERSE BUSINESS FORUM ON CAPITAL 
                   FORMATION.

       (a) Responsibility of Agency.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter, the Agency shall conduct a Government-business 
     forum to review the current status of problems and programs 
     relating to capital formation by minority business 
     enterprises.
       (b) Participation in Forum Planning.--The Assistant 
     Secretary shall invite the heads of other Federal agencies, 
     such as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chairman 
     of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
     organizations representing State securities commissioners, 
     representatives of leading minority chambers of commerce, not 
     less than 1 certified owner of a minority business 
     enterprise, business organizations, and professional 
     organizations concerned with capital formation to participate 
     in the planning of each forum conducted under subsection (a).
       (c) Preparation of Statements and Reports.--
       (1) Requests.--The Assistant Secretary may request that any 
     head of a Federal department, agency, or organization, 
     including those described in subsection (b), or any other 
     group or individual, prepare a statement or report to be 
     delivered at any forum conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Cooperation.--Any head of a Federal department, agency, 
     or organization who receives a request under paragraph (1) 
     shall, to the greatest extent practicable, cooperate with the 
     Assistant Secretary to fulfill that request.
       (d) Transmittal of Proceedings and Findings.--The Assistant 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) prepare a summary of the proceedings of each forum 
     conducted under subsection (a), which shall include the 
     findings and recommendations of the forum; and
       (2) transmit the summary described in paragraph (1) with 
     respect to each forum conducted under subsection (a) to--
       (A) the participants in the forum;
       (B) Congress; and
       (C) the public, through a publicly available website.
       (e) Review of Findings and Recommendations; Public 
     Statements.--
       (1) In general.--A Federal agency to which a finding or 
     recommendation described in subsection (d)(1) relates shall--
       (A) review that finding or recommendation; and
       (B) promptly after the finding or recommendation is 
     transmitted under subsection (d)(2)(C), issue a public 
     statement--
       (i) assessing the finding or recommendation; and
       (ii) disclosing the action, if any, the Federal agency 
     intends to take with respect to the finding or 
     recommendation.
       (2) Joint statement permitted.--If a finding or 
     recommendation described in subsection (d)(1) relates to more 
     than 1 Federal agency, the applicable Federal agencies may, 
     for the purposes of the public statement required under 
     paragraph (1)(B), issue a joint statement.

     SEC. 7202. AGENCY STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE FINANCING SOLUTIONS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     information relating to alternative financing solutions to 
     minority business enterprises, as those business enterprises 
     are more likely to struggle in accessing, particularly at 
     affordable rates, traditional sources of capital.
       (b) Study and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a study on opportunities for providing 
     alternative financing solutions to minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (2) submit to Congress, and publish on the website of the 
     Agency, a report describing the findings of the study carried 
     out under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 7203. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO MANAGEMENT AND 
                   ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

       (a) Duties.--The Assistant Secretary shall, whenever the 
     Assistant Secretary determines such action is necessary or 
     appropriate--

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       (1) promote and provide assistance for the education and 
     training of socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals in subjects directly relating to business 
     administration and management;
       (2) join with, and encourage, institutions of higher 
     education, leaders in business and industry, and other public 
     sector and private sector entities, particularly minority 
     business enterprises, to--
       (A) develop programs to offer scholarships and fellowships, 
     apprenticeships, and internships relating to business to 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and
       (B) sponsor seminars, conferences, and similar activities 
     relating to business for the benefit of socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals;
       (3) stimulate and accelerate curriculum design and 
     improvement in support of development of minority business 
     enterprises; and
       (4) encourage and assist private institutions and 
     organizations and public sector entities to undertake 
     activities similar to the activities described in paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3).
       (b) Parren J. Mitchell Entrepreneurship Education Grants.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``eligible 
     institution'' means an institution of higher education 
     described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 
     371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a)).
       (2) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible institutions to develop and implement 
     entrepreneurship curricula.
       (3) Requirements.--An eligible institution to which a grant 
     is awarded under this subsection shall use the grant funds 
     to--
       (A) develop a curriculum that includes training in various 
     skill sets needed by contemporary successful entrepreneurs, 
     including--
       (i) business management and marketing;
       (ii) financial management and accounting;
       (iii) market analysis;
       (iv) competitive analysis;
       (v) innovation;
       (vi) strategic planning; and
       (vii) any other skill set that the eligible institution 
     determines is necessary for the students served by the 
     eligible institution and the community in which the eligible 
     institution is located; and
       (B) implement the curriculum developed under subparagraph 
     (A) at the eligible institution.
       (4) Implementation timeline.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     establish and publish a timeline under which an eligible 
     institution to which a grant is awarded under this section 
     shall carry out the requirements under paragraph (3).
       (5) Reports.--Each year, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, 
     as part of the annual budget submission of the President 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a 
     report evaluating the awarding and use of grants under this 
     subsection during the fiscal year immediately preceding the 
     date on which the report is submitted, which shall include, 
     with respect to that fiscal year--
       (A) a description of each curriculum developed and 
     implemented under each grant awarded under this section;
       (B) the date on which each grant awarded under this section 
     was awarded; and
       (C) the number of eligible entities that were recipients of 
     grants awarded under this section.

           TITLE III--RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM

     SEC. 7301. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
     the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a minority-serving institution; or
       (B) a consortium of institutions of higher education that 
     is led by a minority-serving institution.
       (3) MBDA rural business center.--The term ``MBDA Rural 
     Business Center'' means an MBDA Business Center that provides 
     technical business assistance to minority business 
     enterprises located in rural areas.
       (4) MBDA rural business center agreement.--The term ``MBDA 
     Rural Business Center agreement'' means an MBDA Business 
     Center agreement that establishes the terms by which the 
     recipient of the Federal assistance award that is the subject 
     of the agreement shall operate an MBDA Rural Business Center.
       (5) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means an institution described in any 
     of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
       (6) Rural area.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term 
     ``rural area'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1991(a)).
       (B) 100,000 inhabitants.--For the purpose of this title, 
     the reference to ``50,000 inhabitants'' in section 
     343(a)(13)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)(i)) shall be deemed 
     to refer to 100,000 inhabitants.
       (7) Rural minority business enterprise.--The term ``rural 
     minority business enterprise'' means a minority business 
     enterprise located in a rural area.

     SEC. 7302. BUSINESS CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may establish MBDA 
     Rural Business Centers.
       (b) Partnership.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to an MBDA Rural Business 
     Center established by the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall establish the MBDA Rural Business Center in 
     partnership with an eligible entity in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) MBDA agreement.--
       (A) In general.--With respect to each MBDA Rural Business 
     Center established by the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an 
     eligible entity that provides that--
       (i) the eligible entity shall provide space, facilities, 
     and staffing for the MBDA Rural Business Center;
       (ii) the Assistant Secretary shall provide funding for, and 
     oversight with respect to, the MBDA Rural Business Center; 
     and
       (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), the eligible entity 
     shall match 20 percent of the amount of the funding provided 
     by the Assistant Secretary under clause (ii), which may be 
     calculated to include the costs of providing the space, 
     facilities, and staffing under clause (i).
       (B) Lower match requirement.--Based on the available 
     resources of an eligible entity, the Assistant Secretary may 
     enter into a cooperative agreement with the eligible entity 
     that provides that--
       (i) the eligible entity shall match less than 20 percent of 
     the amount of the funding provided by the Assistant Secretary 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       (ii) if the Assistant Secretary makes a determination, upon 
     a demonstration by the eligible entity of substantial need, 
     the eligible entity shall not be required to provide any 
     match with respect to the funding provided by the Assistant 
     Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (C) Eligible funds.--An eligible entity may provide 
     matching funds required under an MBDA Rural Business Center 
     agreement with Federal funds received from other Federal 
     programs.
       (3) Term.--The initial term of an MBDA Rural Business 
     Center agreement shall be 3 years.
       (4) Extension.--The Assistant Secretary and an eligible 
     entity may agree to extend the term of an MBDA Rural Business 
     Center agreement with respect to an MBDA Rural Business 
     Center.
       (c) Functions.--An MBDA Rural Business Center shall--
       (1) primarily serve clients that are--
       (A) rural minority business enterprises; or
       (B) minority business enterprises that are located more 
     than 50 miles from an MBDA Business Center (other than that 
     MBDA Rural Business Center);
       (2) focus on--
       (A) issues relating to--
       (i) the adoption of broadband internet access service (as 
     defined in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or any successor regulation), digital literacy 
     skills, and e-commerce by rural minority business 
     enterprises;
       (ii) advanced manufacturing;
       (iii) the promotion of manufacturing in the United States;
       (iv) ways in which rural minority business enterprises can 
     meet gaps in the supply chain of critical supplies and 
     essential goods and services for the United States;
       (v) improving the connectivity of rural minority business 
     enterprises through transportation and logistics;
       (vi) promoting trade and export opportunities by rural 
     minority business enterprises;
       (vii) securing financial capital;
       (viii) facilitating entrepreneurship in rural areas; and
       (ix) creating jobs in rural areas; and
       (B) any other issue relating to the unique challenges faced 
     by rural minority business enterprises; and
       (3) provide education, training, and legal, financial, and 
     technical assistance to minority business enterprises.
       (d) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall issue a 
     Notice of Funding Opportunity requesting applications from 
     eligible entities that desire to enter into MBDA Rural 
     Business Center agreements.
       (2) Criteria and priority.--In selecting an eligible entity 
     with which to enter into an MBDA Rural Business Center 
     agreement, the Assistant Secretary shall--
       (A) select an eligible entity that demonstrates--
       (i) the ability to collaborate with governmental and 
     private sector entities to leverage capabilities of minority 
     business enterprises through public-private partnerships;

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       (ii) the research and extension capacity to support 
     minority business enterprises;
       (iii) knowledge of the community that the eligible entity 
     serves and the ability to conduct effective outreach to that 
     community to advance the goals of an MBDA Rural Business 
     Center;
       (iv) the ability to provide innovative business solutions, 
     including access to contracting opportunities, markets, and 
     capital;
       (v) the ability to provide services that advance the 
     development of science, technology, engineering, and math 
     jobs within minority business enterprises;
       (vi) the ability to leverage resources from within the 
     eligible entity to advance an MBDA Rural Business Center;
       (vii) that the mission of the eligible entity aligns with 
     the mission of the Agency;
       (viii) the ability to leverage relationships with rural 
     minority business enterprises; and
       (ix) a referral relationship with not less than 1 
     community-based organization; and
       (B) give priority to an eligible entity located in a State 
     or region that lacks an MBDA Business Center, as of the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7303. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes--
       (1) a summary of the efforts of the Assistant Secretary to 
     provide services to minority business enterprises located in 
     States that lack an MBDA Business Center, as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and especially in those States that 
     have significant minority populations; and
       (2) recommendations for extending the outreach of the 
     Agency to underserved areas.

     SEC. 7304. STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary, in coordination 
     with relevant leadership of the Agency and relevant 
     individuals outside of the Department of Commerce, shall 
     conduct a study that addresses the ways in which minority 
     business enterprises can meet gaps in the supply chain of the 
     United States, with a particular focus on the supply chain of 
     advanced manufacturing and essential goods and services.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a), which shall include recommendations regarding the ways 
     in which minority business enterprises can meet gaps in the 
     supply chain of the United States.

             TITLE IV--MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

     SEC. 7401. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT 
                   MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     entity'' means a private nonprofit organization that--
       (1) is described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), or (6) of 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and
       (2) can demonstrate that a primary activity of the 
     organization is to provide services to minority business 
     enterprises, whether through education, making grants or 
     loans, or other similar activities.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to make grants 
     to covered entities to help those covered entities continue 
     the necessary work of supporting minority business 
     enterprises.
       (c) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
     establish within the Agency a grant program under which the 
     Assistant Secretary shall make grants to covered entities in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section.
       (d) Application.--A covered entity desiring a grant under 
     this section shall submit to the Assistant Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Assistant Secretary may require.
       (e) Priority.--The Assistant Secretary shall, in carrying 
     out this section, prioritize granting an application 
     submitted by a covered entity that is located in a federally 
     recognized area of economic distress.
       (f) Use of Funds.--A covered entity to which a grant is 
     made under this section may use the grant funds to support 
     the development and growth of minority business enterprises.
       (g) Procedures.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish 
     procedures to--
       (1) discourage and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse by 
     applicants for, and recipients of, grants made under this 
     section; and
       (2) ensure that grants are made under this section to a 
     diverse array of covered entities, including--
       (A) covered entities with a national presence;
       (B) community-based covered entities;
       (C) covered entities with annual budgets below $1,000,000; 
     and
       (D) covered entities that principally serve low-income and 
     rural communities.
       (h) Inspector General Audit.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date on which the Assistant Secretary begins making 
     grants under this section, the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Commerce shall--
       (1) conduct an audit of grants made under this section, 
     which shall seek to identify any discrepancies or 
     irregularities with respect to those grants; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report regarding the audit 
     conducted under paragraph (1).
       (i) Updates to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the Assistant Secretary establishes the grant 
     program under subsection (c), and once every 30 days 
     thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that contains--
       (1) the number of grants made under this section during the 
     period covered by the report; and
       (2) with respect to the grants described in paragraph (1), 
     the geographic distribution of those grants by State and 
     county.

     SEC. 7402. MINORITY BUSINESS GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary may award grants 
     to minority business enterprises for the purpose of--
       (1) growing a minority business enterprise; or
       (2) helping a minority business enterprise to remain in 
     business.
       (b) Establishment of Office.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     establish an office within the Agency that has adequate 
     staffing to award and administer grants under subsection (a).
       (c) Updates to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and once every 30 days 
     thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report that contains--
       (1) the number of grants made under this section during the 
     period covered by the report; and
       (2) with respect to the grants described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) the geographic distribution of those grants by State 
     and county; and
       (B) with respect to each minority business enterprise to 
     which such a grant is awarded--
       (i) demographic information with respect to the minority 
     business enterprise; and
       (ii) information regarding the industry in which the 
     minority business enterprise operates.

 TITLE V--ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER POWERS OF THE AGENCY; MISCELLANEOUS 
                               PROVISIONS

     SEC. 7501. ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.

       (a) In General.--In carrying out this division, the 
     Assistant Secretary may--
       (1) adopt and use a seal for the Agency, which shall be 
     judicially noticed;
       (2) hold hearings, sit and act, and take testimony as the 
     Assistant Secretary may determine to be necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out this division;
       (3) acquire, in any lawful manner, any property that the 
     Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate 
     to carry out this division;
       (4) make advance payments under grants, contracts, and 
     cooperative agreements awarded under this division;
       (5) with the consent of another Federal agency, enter into 
     an agreement with that Federal agency to utilize, with or 
     without reimbursement, any service, equipment, personnel, or 
     facility of that Federal agency;
       (6) coordinate with the heads of the Offices of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization of Federal agencies;
       (7) require a coordinated review of all training and 
     technical assistance activities that are proposed to be 
     carried out by Federal agencies in direct support of the 
     development of minority business enterprises to--
       (A) ensure consistency with the purposes of this division; 
     and
       (B) avoid duplication of existing efforts; and
       (8) prescribe such rules, regulations, and procedures as 
     the Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary or 
     appropriate to carry out this division.
       (b) Employment of Certain Experts and Consultants.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out this division, the 
     Assistant Secretary may employ experts and consultants or 
     organizations that are composed of experts or consultants, as 
     authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Renewal of contracts.--The Assistant Secretary may 
     annually renew a contract for employment of an individual 
     employed under paragraph (1).
       (c) Donation of Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in carrying out 
     this division, the Assistant Secretary may, without cost 
     (except for costs of care and handling), donate for use by 
     any public sector entity, or by any recipient nonprofit 
     organization, for the purpose of the development of minority 
     business enterprises, any real or tangible personal property 
     acquired by the Agency in carrying out this division.
       (2) Terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions.--The 
     Assistant Secretary may impose reasonable terms, conditions, 
     reservations, and restrictions upon the use of any property 
     donated under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 7502. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Provision of federal assistance.--To carry out sections 
     7101, 7102, and 7103(a), the Assistant Secretary may provide 
     Federal assistance to public sector entities and private 
     sector entities in the form of grants or cooperative 
     agreements.
       (2) Notice.--Not later than 120 days after the date on 
     which amounts are appropriated to carry out this section, the 
     Assistant Secretary shall, in accordance with subsection (b), 
     broadly publish a statement regarding Federal assistance that 
     will, or may, be provided under paragraph (1) during the 
     fiscal year for which those amounts are appropriated, 
     including--

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       (A) the actual, or anticipated, amount of Federal 
     assistance that will, or may, be made available;
       (B) the types of Federal assistance that will, or may, be 
     made available;
       (C) the manner in which Federal assistance will be 
     allocated among public sector entities and private sector 
     entities, as applicable; and
       (D) the methodology used by the Assistant Secretary to make 
     allocations under subparagraph (C).
       (3) Consultation.--The Assistant Secretary shall consult 
     with public sector entities and private sector entities, as 
     applicable, in deciding the amounts and types of Federal 
     assistance to make available under paragraph (1).
       (b) Publicity.--In carrying out this section, the Assistant 
     Secretary shall broadly publicize all opportunities for 
     Federal assistance available under this section, including 
     through the means required under section 7116.

     SEC. 7503. AUDITS.

       (a) Recordkeeping Requirement.--Each recipient of 
     assistance under this division shall keep such records as the 
     Assistant Secretary shall prescribe, including records that 
     fully disclose, with respect to the assistance received by 
     the recipient under this division--
       (1) the amount and nature of that assistance;
       (2) the disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of 
     that assistance;
       (3) the total cost of the undertaking for which the 
     assistance is given or used;
       (4) the amount and nature of the portion of the cost of the 
     undertaking described in paragraph (3) that is supplied by a 
     source other than the Agency; and
       (5) any other record that will facilitate an effective 
     audit with respect to the assistance.
       (b) Access by Government Officials.--The Assistant 
     Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Commerce, and the Comptroller General of the United States, 
     or any duly authorized representative of any such individual, 
     shall have access, for the purpose of audit, investigation, 
     and examination, to any book, document, paper, record, or 
     other material of a recipient of assistance under this 
     division that pertains to the assistance received by the 
     recipient under this division.

     SEC. 7504. REVIEW AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

       Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
       (1) conduct a thorough review of the programs carried out 
     under this division; and
       (2) submit to Congress a detailed report of the findings of 
     the Comptroller General of the United States under the review 
     carried out under paragraph (1), which shall include--
       (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs in 
     achieving the purposes of this division;
       (B) a description of any failure by any recipient of 
     assistance under this division to comply with the 
     requirements under this division; and
       (C) recommendations for any legislative or administrative 
     action that should be taken to improve the achievement of the 
     purposes of this division.

     SEC. 7505. ANNUAL REPORTS; RECOMMENDATIONS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the last 
     day of each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress, and publish on the website of the Agency, a 
     report of each activity of the Agency carried out under this 
     division during the fiscal year preceding the date on which 
     the report is submitted.
       (b) Recommendations.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
     periodically submit to Congress and the President 
     recommendations for legislation or other actions that the 
     Assistant Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate 
     to promote the purposes of this division.

     SEC. 7506. SEPARABILITY.

       If a provision of this division, or the application of a 
     provision of this division to any person or circumstance, is 
     held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that 
     judgment--
       (1) shall not affect, impair, or invalidate--
       (A) any other provision of this division; or
       (B) the application of this division to any other person or 
     circumstance; and
       (2) shall be confined in its operation to--
       (A) the provision of this division with respect to which 
     the judgment is rendered; or
       (B) the application of the provision of this division to 
     each person or circumstance directly involved in the 
     controversy in which the judgment is rendered.

     SEC. 7507. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11625.

       The powers and duties of the Agency shall be determined--
       (1) in accordance with this division and the requirements 
     of this division; and
       (2) without regard to Executive Order 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. 
     19967; relating to prescribing additional arrangements for 
     developing and coordinating a national program for minority 
     business enterprise).

     SEC. 7508. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING 
                   ACT OF 1994.

       Section 7104(c) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644a(c)) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Minority 
     Business Development.''.

     SEC. 7509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant 
     Secretary not less than $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, to carry out this division.
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  SA 1784. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 431(c) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1431(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not 
     be available for public disclosure if--
       ``(i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative 
     finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is 
     likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property 
     damage; or
       ``(ii) the information is exempt under the provisions of 
     section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally 
     identifiable information, including Social Security numbers 
     and passport numbers, is removed from any manifest signed, 
     produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this 
     section before access to the manifest is provided to the 
     public.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1785. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 23, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       (5) Report.--Not later than the earlier of 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the 
     Secretary of Commerce awards the first grant under section 
     9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) 
     with amounts appropriated under this subsection, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of 
     relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress a report 
     that includes recommendations for adjustments to policies and 
     regulations in order to reduce, with respect to the 
     semiconductor incentive program established under that 
     section--
       (A) permitting timelines; and
       (B) the various costs of permitting and the development of 
     semiconductor manufacturing.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1786. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 716, after line 24, add the following:
       (8) The United States Agency for Global Media shall 
     prioritize and seek to increase credible and timely news 
     coverage of the People's Republic of China's Belt and Road 
     Initiative in all countries in which Belt and Road Initiative 
     infrastructure projects have been initiated or proposed.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1787. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation,

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manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS OF 
                   ECONOMIC AND TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Agreement includes significant mandates for the 
     People's Republic of China related to its domestic 
     intellectual property regime, including with respect to 
     copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents;
       (2) the changes included in the Agreement, if implemented 
     effectively, should improve the domestic intellectual 
     property framework of the People's Republic of China, which 
     has historically proven to harm the innovation and creative 
     communities in the United States;
       (3) despite commitments made by the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China under the Agreement, ongoing 
     market access barriers, uneven enforcement, measures 
     requiring forced technology transfer, and serious 
     deficiencies in the rule of law continue to make the business 
     environment in the People's Republic of China highly 
     challenging for rights holders in the United States;
       (4) as reflected in the 2021 report by the United States 
     Trade Representative required under section 182(h) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242(h)) (commonly referred to 
     as the ``Special 301 Report''), the People's Republic of 
     China has consistently been listed in that annual report 
     since 1989 as a trading partner of the United States that 
     ``fails to provide adequate and effective IP protection and 
     enforcement for U.S. inventors, creators, brands, 
     manufacturers, and service providers, which, in turn, harm 
     American workers''; and
       (5) Congress encourages the United States Trade 
     Representative, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, and the Director of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office--
       (A) to use all available tools to ensure that the People's 
     Republic of China fully implements its commitments under the 
     Agreement; and
       (B) to actively consider additional means to require the 
     People's Republic of China to address unfair market access 
     barriers, forced technology transfer requirements, and 
     broader intellectual property theft concerns, including 
     through future trade agreements and working with partners in 
     multilateral organizations, such as the Group of 7 (G7), the 
     Group of 20 (G20), and the World Trade Organization.
       (b) Enforcement of Agreement.--The President, acting 
     through the United States Trade Representative, shall 
     coordinate with the heads of such Federal agencies as the 
     President considers appropriate to enforce the actions 
     related to intellectual property laid out in the Agreement 
     including--
       (1) the civil, administrative, and criminal procedures and 
     deterrent-level civil and criminal penalties provided in the 
     Agreement; and
       (2) by using the full enforcement authority of the 
     President, including any enforcement authority in connection 
     with the identification and reporting process under section 
     182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242).
       (c) Report on Status of Implementation of Certain 
     Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     United States Trade Representative shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of 
     the implementation by the People's Republic of China of its 
     obligations under Chapter 1 of the Agreement.
       (2) Information in report.--Each report required by 
     paragraph (1) shall contain information sufficient to enable 
     the appropriate committees of Congress to assess the extent 
     of the compliance by the People's Republic of China with the 
     Agreement, including appropriate quantitative metrics.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Economic 
     and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United 
     States of America and the Government of China, dated January 
     15, 2020.
       (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
     the House of Representatives.
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  SA 1788. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Sinema) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        In section 3101, insert after subsection (c) the 
     following:
       (d) Special Focus on Critical Mineral Production Supply 
     Chains.--The Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce 
     shall coordinate with the Secretary of Energy to include in 
     the services described in subsection (a) a focus on assisting 
     interested United States persons and business entities with 
     critical mineral supply chain management issues, 
     diversification, domestic production, and management.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1789. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. COVERED PROJECTS UNDER TITLE XLI OF THE FAST ACT.

       Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) 
     is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``critical minerals production,'' before ``or any other 
     sector''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1790. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 48, on line 10, insert ``, including optical 
     transmission equipment,'' after ``technology''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1791. Ms. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Barrasso) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 63__. ROYALTY RATE ON SODIUM PRODUCED ON FEDERAL LAND.

       Notwithstanding section 102(a)(9) of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701(a)(9)), 
     section 24 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 262), and 
     the terms of any lease under that Act, beginning on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the royalty rate on the quantity or 
     gross value of the output of sodium compounds and related 
     products at the point of shipment to market from Federal land 
     shall be 2 percent.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1792. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. PROHIBITION ON WAIVERS OF AGREEMENT ON TRADE-
                   RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO COVID-19 VACCINES.

       The President may not assent to any waiver of any 
     intellectual property protections under the Agreement on 
     Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights of the 
     World Trade Organization with respect to COVID-19 vaccines.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1793. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a

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new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY RELATING TO CONSEQUENCES AND BENEFITS OF 
                   AMENDING THE CFAA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
     consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies, 
     shall conduct a study on the consequences and benefits of 
     amending section 1030 of title 18, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the ``Computer Fraud and Abuse Act''), to 
     allow private entities to take proportional actions in 
     response to an unlawful network breach, subject to oversight 
     and regulation by a designated Federal agency.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit a report on the findings of the study conducted 
     under subsection (a), including any recommendations, to 
     Congress.
       (2) Required contents.--The report required under paragraph 
     (1) shall include recommendations for which Federal agency or 
     agencies may authorize proportional actions by private 
     entities, which entities would be allowed to take such 
     actions and under what circumstances, and what actions would 
     be permissible.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1794. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. HIGH RESEARCH ACTIVITY STATUS HBCUS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities hold a 
     unique position in our efforts to diversify the science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics academic and 
     workforce communities.
       (2) Even though our Nation's Historically Black Colleges 
     and Universities make up just 3 percent of the colleges and 
     universities in the United States, they graduate 25 percent 
     of African-American students with bachelor's degrees in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
       (3) Historically Black Colleges and Universities are the 
     institution of origin among almost 30 percent of Black 
     graduates of science and engineering doctorate programs.
       (4) Historically Black Colleges and Universities are 
     leaders of our Nation's research and development enterprise, 
     and they are paving the way across sectors, having received 
     over 100 utility patents in 40 years.
       (5) A team of computer scientists at Morgan State 
     University are conducting research to automate detection of 
     concepts in biomedical images to reduce the burdens of 
     annotation and interpretation of medical images while 
     providing a decision support system for medical 
     practitioners.
       (6) Researchers at Howard University conducted a study 
     across 6 decades to determine the underlying causes of the 
     recent rapid increase in the incidence and diagnosis of 
     hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases in Washington, 
     DC, which is disproportionately impacting the Black 
     population.
       (7) In 2019, Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     received $371,000,000, or about 0.8 percent of the 
     $44,500,000,000 in Federal funding to institutions of higher 
     education for research and development.
       (8) This number is a marked decrease from fiscal year 2018, 
     when Historically Black Colleges and Universities received 
     $400,000,000 (0.9 percent) in Federal research and 
     development funding.
       (9) While there are 11 high research activity status 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities--Clark Atlanta 
     University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M 
     University, Hampton University, Howard University, Jackson 
     State University, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T 
     University, Tennessee State University, Texas Southern 
     University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore--there 
     are no very high research activity status Historically Black 
     Colleges and Universities.
       (10) Meaningfully investing in the research capacity of 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities is an investment 
     in our Nation's future and will help meet the accelerating 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce 
     demands in the United States.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program established 
     under this section shall be--
       (1) to enable high research activity status Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities to achieve very high research 
     activity status; and
       (2) to increase the national number of African-American 
     undergraduate and graduate students with degrees in science, 
     technology, engineering, and mathematics.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation.
       (2) Federal science agency.--The term Federal science 
     agency means any Federal agency with an annual extramural 
     research expenditure of over $100,000,000.
       (3) High research activity status.--The term ``high 
     research activity status'' means such status, as classified 
     by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher 
     Education.
       (4) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``Historically Black College or University'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' under section 322 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (5) Very high research activity status.--The term ``very 
     high research activity status'' means such status, as 
     classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of 
     Higher Education.
       (d) Very High Research Activity Status Historically Black 
     Colleges or Universities Program.--
       (1) Program.--The Director is authorized to establish and 
     carry out a program to make awards to grow high research 
     activity status (R2) Historically Black Colleges or 
     Universities to achieve very high research activity status 
     (R1) while increasing the national number of African American 
     undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students with 
     degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 
     The Director may expand the program to other Historically 
     Black Colleges or Universities beyond those Historically 
     Black Colleges or Universities classified as high research 
     activity status universities if the Director determines that 
     the program can support such an expansion.
       (2) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Director 
     shall award grants for scientific research on a competitive, 
     merit-reviewed basis to Historically Black Colleges or 
     Universities that are classified as high research activity 
     status institutions at the time of application for such a 
     grant.
       (3) Institutional award limitations.--The Director may 
     award not more than $25,000,000 per year for a single 
     institution under this section.
       (4) Application.--
       (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a Historically Black College or University 
     described in paragraph (2) shall submit an application to the 
     Director at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information and assurances as the Director may require.
       (B) Contents.--The application described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall include, at a minimum, a description of--
       (i) a plan for increasing the level of research activity 
     and achieving very high research activity status 
     classification within 10 years of the grant award, including 
     measurable milestones such as growth in research 
     expenditures, number of research doctoral degrees awarded, 
     number of research-focused faculty, and other relevant 
     factors;
       (ii) how the institution of higher education will sustain 
     the increased level of research activity beyond the duration 
     of the award; and
       (iii) how the implementation of the proposed plan will be 
     evaluated and assessed.
       (5) Program components.--
       (A) Strategic areas of scientific research.--Through 
     coordination with Historically Black Colleges or Universities 
     that are eligible to receive a grant under this section, the 
     Director, or the Director's designee, shall establish 
     mechanisms through which applicants can seek funding under 
     this section.
       (B) Use of funds.--An institution that receives a grant 
     under this section shall use the grant funds to support 
     research activities, including--
       (i) faculty professional development;
       (ii) stipends for graduate and undergraduate students and 
     post-doctoral scholars;
       (iii) laboratory equipment and instrumentation; and
       (iv) other activities necessary to build research capacity.
       (C) Research assessment.--
       (i) In general.--An institution that submits a proposal for 
     a grant under this section shall submit with their proposal a 
     plan that describes the institution's plan to achieve very 
     high research activity status, including making investments 
     with institutional and non-Federal funds, to achieve that 
     status within a decade of the grant award, to the extent 
     practicable.
       (ii) Updated plan.--An institution that receives a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Foundation an updated 
     plan described in clause (i), not less than once every 3 
     years, which shall be based on a self-assessment of progress 
     in achieving very high research activity status.
       (D) Transition eligibility.--The Director may consider 
     creating pathways for new Historically Black Colleges or 
     Universities to enter into the program under this section as

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     participating institutions achieve very high research 
     activity status.
       (e) Report on Improving the Research Capacity at High 
     Research Activity Historically Black Colleges or 
     Universities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this division, the National Science and 
     Technology Council shall prepare and submit a report that--
       (A) identifies challenges and barriers to Federal research 
     grants for high research activity status Historically Black 
     Colleges or Universities; and
       (B) identifies recommendations for Federal science agencies 
     to sustainably boost the research capacity of high research 
     activity status Historically Black Colleges or Universities 
     through grant-making authorities.
       (2) Report submission.--The National Science and Technology 
     Council shall transmit the report to the Director of the 
     National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, and the heads of other such agencies as 
     determined relevant by the National Science and Technology 
     Council.
       (3) Information from federal agencies.--
       (A) In general.--The National Science and Technology 
     Council may secure directly from a Federal department or 
     agency such information as the National Science and 
     Technology Council considers necessary to carry out the 
     report under this subsection.
       (B) Furnishing information.--Upon a request from the 
     National Science and Technology Council, the head of a 
     Federal department or agency shall furnish such information 
     as is requested to the National Science and Technology 
     Council.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Foundation, for awards under this 
     section, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each year 
     thereafter.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1795. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 2116 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2116. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) Fiscal Year 2022.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $12,269,200,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $10,469,200,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $800,000,000 shall be for STEM education and related 
     activities, including workforce activities under section 
     2202; and
       (B) $1,800,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $594,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers under 
     section 2104;
       (ii) $324,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $252,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $180,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $270,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (b) Fiscal Year 2023.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $14,368,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $11,168,000,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $1,190,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $3,200,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $1,056,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $576,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $448,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $320,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $480,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (c) Fiscal Year 2024.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $18,198,200,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $11,898,200,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $1,600,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $6,300,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $2,079,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,134,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $882,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $630,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $945,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (d) Fiscal Year 2025.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $21,061,900,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $12,661,900,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $2,100,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $8,400,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $2,772,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,512,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $1,176,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $840,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $1,260,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (e) Fiscal Year 2026.--
       (1) Foundation.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Foundation $22,562,520,000 for fiscal year 2026.
       (2) Specific nsf allocations.--Of the amount authorized 
     under paragraph (1)--
       (A) $13,262,520,000 shall be made available to carry out 
     the activities of the Foundation outside of the Directorate, 
     of which $2,540,000,000 shall be for STEM education and 
     related activities, including workforce activities under 
     section 2202; and
       (B) $9,300,000,000 shall be made available to the 
     Directorate, of which--
       (i) $3,069,000,000 shall be for the innovation centers 
     under section 2104;
       (ii) $1,674,000,000 shall be for scholarships, fellowships, 
     and other activities under section 2106;
       (iii) $1,302,000,000 shall be for academic technology 
     transfer under section 2109;
       (iv) $930,000,000 shall be for test beds under section 
     2108;
       (v) $1,395,000,000 shall be for research and development 
     activities under section 2107; and
       (vi) an amount equal to 10 percent of the total made 
     available to the Directorate under this subparagraph shall be 
     transferred to the Foundation for collaboration with 
     directorates and offices of the Foundation outside of the 
     Directorate as described under section 2102(c)(7).
       (f) Allocation and Limitations.--
       (1) Allocation for the office of inspector general.--From 
     any amounts appropriated for the Foundation for a fiscal 
     year, the Director shall allocate for necessary expenses of 
     the Office of Inspector General of the Foundation an amount 
     of not less than $33,000,000 in any fiscal year for oversight 
     of the programs and activities funded under this section in 
     accordance with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       (2) Supplement and not supplant.--The amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under this section shall supplement, and not 
     supplant, any other amounts previously appropriated to the 
     Office of the Inspector General of the Foundation.
       (3) No new awards.--The Director shall not make any new 
     awards for the activities under the Directorate for any 
     fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to the 
     Foundation (not including amounts appropriated for the 
     Directorate) is less than the total amount appropriated to 
     the Foundation (not including such amounts), adjusted by the 
     rate of inflation, for the previous fiscal year.
       (4) No funds for construction.--No funds provided to the 
     Directorate under this section shall be used for 
     construction.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1796. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2214 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2214. CRITICAL MINERALS MINING, RECYCLING, AND 
                   ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH.

       (a) Critical Minerals Mining, Recycling, and Alternative 
     Technologies Research and Development at the Foundation.--
       (1) In general.--In order to support supply chain 
     resiliency and reduce the environmental impacts of critical 
     minerals mining, the Director shall issue awards, on a 
     competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, 
     nonprofit organizations, or National Laboratories (or 
     consortia of such institutions or organizations, including 
     consortia that collaborate with private industry) to support 
     basic research that will accelerate innovation to advance 
     critical minerals mining, recycling, and reclamation 
     strategies and technologies for the purpose of making better 
     use of domestic resources, finding alternative technologies, 
     and eliminating national reliance on minerals and mineral 
     materials that are subject to supply disruptions.
       (2) Use of funds.--Activities funded by an award under this 
     section may include--
       (A) advancing mining research and development activities to 
     develop new mapping and mining technologies and techniques, 
     including advanced critical mineral extraction and 
     production, to improve existing or to develop new supply 
     chains of critical minerals, and to yield more efficient, 
     economical, and environmentally benign mining practices;
       (B) advancing critical mineral processing research 
     activities to improve separation, alloying, manufacturing, or 
     recycling techniques and technologies that can decrease the 
     energy intensity, waste, potential environmental impact, and 
     costs of those activities;
       (C) advancing research and development of critical minerals 
     mining and recycling technologies that take into account the 
     potential end-uses and disposal of critical minerals, in 
     order to improve end-to-end integration of mining and 
     technological applications;
       (D) conducting research and development on alternative 
     technologies, such as in battery or energy storage 
     technologies that minimize or do not incorporate critical 
     minerals;
       (E) conducting long-term earth observation of reclaimed 
     mine sites, including the study of the evolution of microbial 
     diversity at such sites;
       (F) examining the application of artificial intelligence 
     for geological exploration of critical minerals, including 
     what size and diversity of data sets would be required;
       (G) examining the application of machine learning for 
     detection and sorting of critical minerals, including what 
     size and diversity of data sets would be required;
       (H) conducting detailed isotope studies of critical 
     minerals and the development of more refined geologic models; 
     or
       (I) providing training and research opportunities to 
     undergraduate and graduate students to prepare the next 
     generation of mining engineers and researchers.
       (b) Critical Minerals Interagency Subcommittee.--
       (1) In general.--In order to support supply chain 
     resiliency, the Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the 
     National Science and Technology Council (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``Subcommittee'') shall coordinate Federal 
     science and technology efforts to ensure secure and reliable 
     supplies of critical minerals to the United States.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Subcommittee shall be--
       (A) to advise and assist the Committee on Homeland and 
     National Security and the National Science and Technology 
     Council on United States policies, procedures, and plans as 
     it relates to critical minerals, including--
       (i) Federal research, development, and deployment efforts 
     to optimize methods for extractions, concentration, 
     separation, and purification of conventional, secondary, and 
     unconventional sources of critical minerals, including 
     research that prioritizes end-to-end integration of mining 
     and recycling techniques and the end-use target for critical 
     minerals;
       (ii) efficient use and reuse of critical minerals, 
     including recycling technologies for critical minerals and 
     the reclamation of critical minerals from components such as 
     spent batteries;
       (iii) research, development, and deployment of materials 
     and technologies that can be used in place of technologies 
     utilizing critical minerals, such as battery or energy 
     storage technologies that minimize or do not incorporate 
     critical minerals;
       (iv) addressing the technology transitions between research 
     or lab-scale mining and recycling and commercialization of 
     these technologies;
       (v) the critical minerals workforce of the United States; 
     and
       (vi) United States private industry investments in 
     innovation and technology transfer from federally funded 
     science and technology;
       (B) to identify emerging opportunities, stimulate 
     international cooperation, and foster the development of 
     secure and reliable supply chains of critical minerals, 
     including activities related to the reclamation of critical 
     minerals via recycling and research and development of 
     alternative technologies;
       (C) to ensure the transparency of information and data 
     related to critical minerals; and
       (D) to provide recommendations on coordination and 
     collaboration among the research, development, and deployment 
     programs and activities of Federal agencies to promote a 
     secure and reliable supply of critical minerals necessary to 
     maintain national security, economic well-being, and 
     industrial production.
       (3) Responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), the Subcommittee may, taking into account the findings 
     and recommendations of relevant advisory committees--
       (A) provide recommendations on how Federal agencies may 
     improve the topographic, geologic, and geophysical mapping of 
     the United States and improve the discoverability, 
     accessibility, and usability of the resulting and existing 
     data, to the extent permitted by law and subject to 
     appropriate limitation for purposes of privacy and security;
       (B) assess the progress toward developing critical minerals 
     recycling and reprocessing technologies, and alternative 
     technologies;
       (C) assess the end-to-end lifecycle of critical minerals, 
     including for mining, usage, recycling, and end-use material 
     and technology requirements;
       (D) examine options for accessing and developing critical 
     minerals through investment and trade with allies and 
     partners of the United States and provide recommendations;
       (E) evaluate and provide recommendations to incentivize the 
     development and use of advances in science and technology in 
     the private industry;
       (F) assess the need for and make recommendations to address 
     the challenges the United States critical minerals supply 
     chain workforce faces, including--
       (i) aging and retiring personnel and faculty;
       (ii) public perceptions about the nature of mining and 
     mineral processing; and
       (iii) foreign competition for United States talent;
       (G) develop, and update as necessary, a strategic plan to 
     guide Federal programs and activities to enhance--
       (i) scientific and technical capabilities across critical 
     mineral supply chains, including a roadmap that identifies 
     key research and development needs and coordinates ongoing 
     activities for source diversification, more efficient use, 
     recycling, and alternative technologies; and
       (ii) cross-cutting mining science, data science techniques, 
     materials science, manufacturing science and engineering, 
     computational modeling, and environmental health and safety 
     research and development; and
       (H) report to the appropriate committees of Congress on 
     activities and findings under this subsection.
       (4) Mandatory responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), the Subcommittee shall, taking into account the 
     findings and recommendations of the relevant advisory 
     committees, identify and evaluate Federal policies and 
     regulations that restrict the mining of critical minerals.
       (c) Grant Program for Development of Critical Minerals and 
     Metals .--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Director, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
     shall establish a grant program to finance pilot projects for 
     the development of critical minerals and metals mining, 
     recycling, and alternative technologies research and 
     development in the United States.
       (2) Limitation on grant awards.--A grant awarded under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000.
       (3) Economic viability.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority to 
     projects that the Secretary of Commerce determines are likely 
     to be economically viable over the long term.
       (4) Secondary recovery.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall seek to award not less 
     than 30 percent of the total amount of grants awarded during 
     the fiscal year for projects relating to secondary recovery 
     of critical minerals and metals.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $100,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 to carry out the 
     grant program established under paragraph (1).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Alternative technologies.--The term ``alternative 
     technologies'' means the development of substitute materials 
     that can substantially satisfy the metrics of the end-use 
     application by either significantly minimizing or completely 
     eliminating the need for critical minerals.
       (2) Critical mineral; critical mineral or metal.--The terms 
     ``critical mineral'' and ``critical mineral or metal'' 
     include any host

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     mineral of a critical mineral (within the meaning of those 
     terms in section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
     1606).
       (3) End-to-end.--The term ``end-to-end'', with respect to 
     the integration of mining or life cycle of minerals, means 
     the integrated approach of, or the lifecycle determined by, 
     examining the research and developmental process from the 
     mining of the raw minerals to its processing into useful 
     materials, its integration into components and devices, the 
     utilization of such devices in the end-use application to 
     satisfy certain performance metrics, and the recycling or 
     disposal of such devices.
       (4) Recycling.--The term ``recycling'' means the process of 
     collecting and processing spent materials and devices and 
     turning them into raw materials or components that can be 
     reused either partially or completely.
       (5) Secondary recovery.--The term ``secondary recovery'' 
     means the recovery of critical minerals and metals from 
     discarded end-use products or from waste products produced 
     during the metal refining and manufacturing process, 
     including from mine waste piles, acid mine drainage sludge, 
     or byproducts produced through legacy mining and metallurgy 
     activities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1797. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Murkowski, 
and Ms. Hassan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike subsections (c) and (d) of section 2214 (relating 
     to critical minerals mining research) of division B and 
     insert the following:
       (c) Grant Program for Processing of Critical Minerals and 
     Development of Critical Minerals and Metals.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, in 
     consultation with the Director, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall establish a 
     grant program to finance pilot projects for--
       (A) the processing of critical minerals in the United 
     States; or
       (B) the development of critical minerals and metals in the 
     United States.
       (2) Limitation on grant awards.--A grant awarded under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000.
       (3) Economic viability.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Energy shall give priority to projects 
     that the Secretary of Energy determines are likely to be 
     economically viable over the long term.
       (4) Secondary recovery.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Energy shall seek to award not less 
     than 30 percent of the total amount of grants awarded during 
     the fiscal year for projects relating to secondary recovery 
     of critical minerals and metals.
       (5) Domestic priority.--In awarding grants for the 
     development of critical minerals and metals under paragraph 
     (1)(B), the Secretary of Energy shall prioritize pilot 
     projects that will process the critical minerals and metals 
     domestically.
       (6) Prohibition on processing by foreign entity of 
     concern.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary of Energy shall ensure that pilot projects do not 
     export for processing any critical minerals and metals to a 
     foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 2307(a)).
       (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy $100,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 to carry out the 
     grant program established under paragraph (1).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 7002(a) of the Energy 
     Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
       (2) Critical mineral and metal.--The term ``critical 
     mineral and metal'' includes any host mineral of a critical 
     mineral.
       (3) Secondary recovery.--The term ``secondary recovery'' 
     means the recovery of critical minerals and metals from 
     discarded end-use products or from waste products produced 
     during the metal refining and manufacturing process, 
     including from mine waste piles, acid mine drainage sludge, 
     or byproducts produced through legacy mining and metallurgy 
     activities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1798. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3409. REPORT ON UNFAIR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES DUE TO 
                   POOR LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND 
                   PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the United States Trade Representative and 
     the Secretary of Commerce, shall publish an unclassified 
     report in the Federal Register that identifies, with respect 
     to the 5 United States trading partners whose labor and 
     environmental policies and practices are most concerning--
       (1) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government 
     of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor 
     labor policies and practices, including--
       (A) barriers to workers' access to independent unions;
       (B) the enablement or toleration of forced labor;
       (C) the enablement or toleration of child labor; and
       (D) the failure of the Government to enforce labor laws and 
     regulations, including law and regulations regarding minimum 
     wage, safe working conditions, and overtime pay; and
       (2) unfair competitive advantages provided by a government 
     of a country to companies in such country as a result of poor 
     environmental policies and practices, including--
       (A) low air and water quality and pollution emissions 
     standards;
       (B) subsidies for polluting energy sources; and
       (C) the failure of the Government to enforce environmental 
     laws and regulations, including prohibitions against the 
     dumping of waste.
       (b) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
     the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, may, as necessary and appropriate, consult with--
       (1) other Federal agencies;
       (2) the private sector; and
       (3) civil society organizations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1799. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. VIRTUAL CURRENCIES AND THEIR GLOBAL USE.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, the United States 
     Trade Representative, the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, the Office of the Director of National 
     Intelligence, and any other agencies or departments that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury determines are necessary, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and Committee on Financial 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report on virtual 
     currency, which shall--
       (1) identify and rank the countries that host--
       (A) the largest state and private industry generators of 
     virtual currency;
       (B) the largest state and private industry users of virtual 
     currency; and
       (C) the largest or most active money services businesses 
     that engage in virtual currency transactions;
       (2) identify policies adopted by the foreign countries 
     listed in paragraph (3)to develop and protect their domestic 
     virtual currency industry;
       (3) identify, to the greatest extent practicable, the types 
     and dollar value of virtual currency mined, as well as an 
     estimate of the amount of energy consumed doing so for each 
     of fiscal years 2016 through 2021 within the United States 
     and globally, as well as within the People's Republic of 
     China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the 
     Republic of Cuba, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the 
     Syrian Arab Republic, and the Russian Federation;
       (4) identify vulnerabilities, including those related to 
     security, disruptions, and technology availability, of the 
     global microelectronic supply chain with respect to virtual 
     currency mining operations; and
       (5) provide policy and legislative recommendations to 
     address the issues identified in paragraphs (3) and (4).

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       (b) Classified Annex.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
     may include a classified annex.
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  SA 1800. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title II of division E, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 5214. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
                   IN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4565(k)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (I) through (K), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) The Secretary of Agriculture.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1801. Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 260, strike lines 11 and 12 and insert the 
     following:
     section 2104 of the Endless Frontier Act;
       ``(J) a cooperative extension; and
       ``(K) Engineer Research and Development Center laboratories 
     of the Army Corps of Engineers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1802. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Risch, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Sasse) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Counterintelligence Screening Process.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Director of National Intelligence, 
     the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall jointly establish a counterintelligence 
     screening process to protect the United States against 
     efforts of China and other foreign entities to engage in 
     economic espionage and to misappropriate United States 
     intellectual property, research and development, and 
     innovation efforts.
       (2) Functions.--Subject to the joint direction and control 
     of the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of the 
     National Counterintelligence and Security Center, and the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
     counterintelligence screening process established under 
     paragraph (1) shall assess and screen all funds provided 
     under this Act (including grants awarded under this Act) for 
     potential national security threats.
       (3) Funding.--Amounts required to carry out the process 
     established under paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this Act.
       (b) Protections.--
       (1) Certification required for receipt of amounts.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no person 
     may receive any amount (including an amount as part of a 
     grant awarded under this Act) or purchase, lease, or 
     otherwise obtain any intellectual property developed through 
     a grant awarded under this Act, unless the Director of 
     National Intelligence, the Director of the National 
     Counterintelligence and Security Center, and the Director of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly certify that the 
     person has sufficient protections in place to protect against 
     misappropriation of United States intellectual property, 
     research and development, and innovation efforts, and other 
     threats from foreign governments and other entities.
       (2) Certification requirements.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, no certification may be made under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a person unless such person 
     discloses to the Director of National Intelligence, the 
     Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security 
     Center, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation the following:
       (A) Any funding received by the person from a foreign 
     source during the most recent 10-year period.
       (B) Any financial or in-kind support received by the person 
     from any entity--
       (i) owned or controlled by the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       (ii) in which the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China has an ownership interest.
       (C) Any participation of the person in a foreign government 
     talent recruitment program, consistent with section 2303.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1803. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Strike paragraph (3) of section 4153(f) and insert the 
     following:
       (3) Strategic national stockpile.--Section 319F-2(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(a)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Transfer of items.--
       ``(A) In general.--During the 6-year period that begins on 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may, at 
     appropriate intervals, sell or transfer drugs, vaccines and 
     other biological products, medical devices, or other supplies 
     maintained in the stockpile under paragraph (1) to a Federal 
     agency or private, nonprofit, State, local, tribal, or 
     territorial entity.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) shall, on a regular basis, assess the stock of such 
     equipment and communicate to manufacturers and suppliers of 
     such equipment to the stockpile under paragraph (1) if such 
     assessment indicates that there will be an increased need for 
     such equipment;
       ``(ii) shall, for any sale or transfer or any such 
     equipment, do so at a competitive and fair price, as 
     determined by the Secretary, taking into account the current 
     market pricing for the applicable equipment and the 
     operational budget for the stockpile;
       ``(iii) shall, prior to any sale of such equipment in the 
     commercial market, including a sale to a private or nonprofit 
     entity described in subparagraph (A), provide adequate 
     notification to relevant manufacturers, distributors, or 
     other appropriate entities in order to mitigate any 
     commercial disruption from such sale;
       ``(iv) may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
     with an entity that has expertise in supply chain logistics 
     and management, including a group purchasing organization or 
     medical product distributor, to carry out activities 
     described in this paragraph, which may include facilitating 
     timeliness, logistical assistance, appropriate pricing, and 
     to determine appropriate amounts of such equipment; and
       ``(v) may, for purposes of meeting the goals described in 
     subparagraph (A), and to promote efficient and predictable 
     operations of the stockpile while mitigating the risk of 
     product expiration or shortages, enter into arrangements, 
     through a competitive bidding process, with one or more 
     manufacturers or such products to establish and utilize 
     revolving stockpiles of such products managed and operated by 
     such manufacturer.
       ``(C) Revolving stockpile arrangements.--Under an 
     arrangement described in subparagraph (B)(v)--
       ``(i) the manufacturer (or a subcontractor or agent of the 
     manufacturer)--

       ``(I) shall--

       ``(aa) produce or procure such equipment for the stockpile 
     under paragraph (1);
       ``(bb) maintain constant supply, possession, and re-
     stocking capacity of such equipment in such quantities as the 
     Secretary requires for purposes of the stockpile under 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(cc) fulfill or support the deployment, distribution, or 
     dispensing functions of the stockpile at the State and local 
     levels, consistent with paragraph (3); and

       ``(II) may sell or transfer such equipment for the purposes 
     of the manufacturer's existing inventory and commercial 
     contracts; and

       ``(ii) the Secretary shall pay a management fee, which may 
     include compensation to the manufacturer for such equipment, 
     as appropriate.
       ``(D) Compensation to hhs.--In the case of a sale or 
     transfer of such equipment to an entity described in 
     subparagraph (A), the proceeds from the sale shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary and be made available, without 
     further appropriation, until expended, for purposes of 
     procuring such equipment for the stockpile under paragraph 
     (1).''.

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  SA 1804. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ROLE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND INTERNATIONAL 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
     Commissioner of the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission.
       (3) New River.--The term ``New River'' means the river that 
     starts in Mexicali, Mexico, flows north into the United 
     States through Calexico, passes through the Imperial Valley, 
     and drains into the Salton Sea.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (5) Tijuana River.--The term ``Tijuana River'' means the 
     river that rises in the Sierra de Juarez in Mexico, flows 
     through the City of Tijuana and then north into the United 
     States, passes through the Tijuana River estuary, and drains 
     into the Pacific Ocean.
       (b) Wastewater and Stormwater Authority.--The Commissioner 
     may study, design, construct, operate, and maintain projects 
     to manage, improve, and protect the quality of wastewater, 
     stormwater runoff, and other untreated flows in the Tijuana 
     River watershed and the New River watershed.
       (c) Tijuana and New River Projects Within the United 
     States.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, 
     shall--
       (1) construct, operate, and maintain projects that--
       (A) are on a priority list developed by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency for projects in the Tijuana River watershed 
     or New River watershed;
       (B) are within the United States; and
       (C) improve the water quality of the Tijuana River 
     watershed or the New River watershed, as applicable; and
       (2) use available funds, including funds received from the 
     Administrator, to construct, operate, and maintain the 
     projects described in paragraph (1).
       (d) Agreements With Mexico.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Commissioner, may execute an agreement with the 
     appropriate official or officials of the Government of Mexico 
     for--
       (1) the joint study and design of stormwater control and 
     water quality projects; and
       (2) on approval of the necessary plans and specifications 
     of the projects described in paragraph (1), the construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of those projects by the United 
     States and Mexico, in accordance with the treaty relating to 
     the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana 
     Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort Quitman, 
     Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, and supplementary protocol, 
     signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219), 
     between the United States and Mexico.
       (e) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section limits the 
     authority of the International Boundary and Water Commission 
     any other provision of law.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1805. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER WATERS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means the 
     Commissioner of the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission.
       (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
     the United States Section of the International Boundary and 
     Water Commission, a State, a local government, an Indian 
     Tribe, or a water or wastewater district with jurisdiction 
     over any area in the United States or Mexico that is located 
     within 100 kilometers of the United States-Mexico border.
       (4) Eligible project.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``eligible project'' means a 
     project for the construction of infrastructure for drinking 
     water treatment or distribution, wastewater management, or 
     stormwater management, including natural and green 
     infrastructure and infrastructure for water reuse and water 
     recycling, that--
       (i) addresses an existing human health or ecological issue;
       (ii) has an effect in the United States;
       (iii) with respect to wastewater management infrastructure 
     the water discharged from which will flow, directly or 
     indirectly, into the United States, is designed to meet, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, all relevant water quality 
     standards of the country in which the project is located, 
     including, for projects located in the United States, any 
     applicable standards established under the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
       (iv) is proposed by an eligible entity with legal 
     authority--

       (I) to develop the project;
       (II) to provide the proposed drinking water or wastewater 
     services; and
       (III) to obtain necessary financing, including operations 
     and maintenance funding;

       (v) will comply with relevant State and local environmental 
     and other laws (including regulations), including with 
     respect to--

       (I) obtaining any necessary operating permits and licenses; 
     and
       (II) complying with any other regulatory requirements 
     related to land acquisition and rights-of-way; and

       (vi) has the support of appropriate Mexican Federal and 
     State agencies, including the Comision Nacional de Agua 
     (commonly known as ``CONAGUA'' or the Mexican National Water 
     Commission) and any appropriate State or municipal water 
     utility, if the project is located in Mexico.
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``eligible project'' does not 
     include a project--
       (i) for new water supply;
       (ii) that threatens an ecosystem located in the United 
     States, or that is located in both the United States and 
     Mexico, if the project causes a reduction in the flow of 
     water; or
       (iii) to provide drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater 
     services to enable new development.
       (5) New River.--The term ``New River'' means the river that 
     starts in Mexicali, Mexico, flows north into the United 
     States through Calexico, passes through the Imperial Valley, 
     and drains into the Salton Sea.
       (6) Program.--The term ``program'' means the program 
     established under subsection (b)(1).
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (8) Tijuana River.--The term ``Tijuana River'' means the 
     river that rises in the Sierra de Juarez in Mexico, flows 
     through the City of Tijuana and then north into the United 
     States, passes through the Tijuana River estuary, and drains 
     into the Pacific Ocean.
       (b) United States-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure 
     Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
     program to provide assistance to eligible entities for 
     activities related to eligible projects, including 
     feasibility studies, planning studies, environmental 
     assessments, financial analyses, community participation 
     efforts, and architectural, engineering, planning, design, 
     construction, and operations and maintenance activities.
       (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Administrator shall consult with the North American 
     Development Bank.
       (3) Coordination.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Administrator shall coordinate with Federal, State, local, 
     and Tribal entities in the border region, including the 
     Department of Homeland Security, the International Boundary 
     and Water Commission, and relevant State agencies.
       (4) Project selection.--
       (A) In general.--In selecting projects for which to provide 
     assistance under the program, the Administrator shall select 
     projects in accordance with--
       (i) subparagraph (B); and
       (ii) any other criteria determined appropriate by the 
     Administrator.
       (B) Prioritization.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Administrator shall prioritize projects that--
       (i) are identified in a plan developed by the Administrator 
     for projects to be carried out in the Tijuana River or New 
     River; or
       (ii)(I) are likely to have the greatest positive effects 
     relating to the environment and public health;
       (II) will result in benefits on the United States side of 
     the United States-Mexico border;
       (III) address the most urgent public health and 
     environmental needs, as determined by the heads of the 
     Regional offices for Regions 6 and 9 of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; and
       (IV) maximize sustainable practices, such as water reuse 
     and water recycling, natural and green infrastructure, water 
     efficiency, and conservation.
       (5) Terms and conditions.--The Administrator may establish 
     such terms and conditions on assistance provided under the 
     program as the Administrator determines appropriate.
       (6) Cost share.--The Administrator may establish a Federal 
     share requirement for any project carried out using any 
     assistance

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     proved under this section on an individual project basis.
       (7) Regional allocations.--The amounts made available to 
     carry out this section shall be made available in equal 
     amounts for use by the Regional offices for Regions 6 and 9 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (c) Role of the Commissioner and International 
     Agreements.--
       (1) Wastewater and stormwater authority.--The Commissioner 
     may study, design, construct, operate, and maintain projects 
     to manage, improve, and protect the quality of wastewater, 
     stormwater runoff, and other untreated flows in the Tijuana 
     River watershed and the New River watershed.
       (2) Tijuana and new river projects within the united 
     states.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, 
     shall--
       (A) construct, operate, and maintain projects that--
       (i) are on a priority list developed by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency for projects in the Tijuana River watershed 
     or New River watershed;
       (ii) are within the United States; and
       (iii) improve the water quality of the Tijuana River 
     watershed or the New River watershed, as applicable; and
       (B) use available funds, including funds received under 
     this section, to construct, operate, and maintain the 
     projects described in subparagraph (A).
       (3) Agreements with mexico.--The Secretary, acting through 
     the Commissioner, may execute an agreement with the 
     appropriate official or officials of the Government of Mexico 
     for--
       (A) the joint study and design of stormwater control and 
     water quality projects; and
       (B) on approval of the necessary plans and specifications 
     of the projects described in subparagraph (A), the 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of those projects by 
     the United States and Mexico, in accordance with the treaty 
     relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and 
     Tijuana Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort 
     Quitman, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, and supplementary 
     protocol, signed at Washington February 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 
     1219), between the United States and Mexico.
       (4) Funding.--A project located wholly or partially within 
     Mexico shall be eligible for funding under the program if the 
     project is--
       (A) identified under and consistent with the results of the 
     study under paragraph (3)(A); and
       (B) approved pursuant to paragraph (3)(B).
       (5) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection limits 
     the authority of the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission under this section or any other provision of law.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1806. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INTERNATIONAL ETHICAL STANDARDS IN GENOME EDITING 
                   RESEARCH.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with relevant Federal 
     agencies, should work with other nations and international 
     organizations, including the United Nations and the World 
     Health Organization, to carefully evaluate the distinct 
     medical, ethical, and societal issues raised by the prospect 
     of heritable human genome editing through democratic public 
     discussion, with the goal of forging international consensus, 
     while supporting the medical potential of somatic genome 
     editing.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to Congress, and post on a 
     publicly accessible website of the Government Accountability 
     Office, a report containing recommendations for--
       (1) achieving widespread societal engagement on heritable 
     human genome editing; and
       (2) addressing current gaps in national and international 
     systems for governing activities related to such issue.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1807. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike subsection (a) of section 2104 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) University Technology Center Program.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts made available to the 
     Directorate, the Director shall establish a program in the 
     Directorate to make awards, through a competitive selection 
     process, to eligible entities to establish university 
     technology centers.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the university technology 
     centers shall be to--
       (A) conduct multi-disciplinary, collaborative basic and 
     applied research, relevant to at least one of the key 
     technology focus areas;
       (B) leverage the expertise of multi-disciplinary and multi-
     sector partners, including partners from private industry;
       (C) further the development, deployment, and 
     commercialization of innovations, including inventions, in 
     the key technology focus areas, including those derived from 
     the activities of the university technology center;
       (D) support the development of scientific, innovation, 
     entrepreneurial, and educational capacity within the region 
     of the university technology center; and
       (E) support graduate students and postdoctoral researchers 
     with training and professional mentoring towards their future 
     employment in STEM fields.
       (3) Use of funds.--University technology centers 
     established under this subsection may use support provided--
       (A) to carry out research to advance innovation in the key 
     technology focus areas;
       (B) for technology development activities such as proof-of-
     concept development, prototyping, design modification, 
     experimental development, and other actions to reduce the 
     cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies;
       (C) for the costs of equipment and cyber infrastructure;
       (D) for the costs associated with technology transfer and 
     commercialization, including patenting and licensing;
       (E) for operations and staff; or
       (F) for trainee development pilot programs, as described in 
     paragraph (8).
       (4) Selection process.--In selecting recipients under this 
     subsection, the Director shall consider, in addition to the 
     scientific and technical merit of the proposal--
       (A) maximizing regional and geographic diversity of the 
     university technology centers, including by considering 
     rural-serving institutions of higher education (as defined in 
     section 861(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1161a(b));
       (B) the extent to which the applicant's proposal would 
     broaden participation by populations underrepresented in 
     STEM;
       (C) the capacity of the applicant to engage industry, 
     labor, and other appropriate organizations and, where 
     applicable, contribute to growth in domestic manufacturing 
     capacity and job creation;
       (D) in the case of a consortium, the extent to which the 
     proposal includes institutions listed in paragraph 
     (7)(C)(ii);
       (E) the amount of funds from industry organizations 
     described in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) the applicant would use 
     towards establishing the university technology center;
       (F) the plan and capability of the applicant to take 
     measures to prevent the inappropriate use of the research and 
     technology of the center, including research results, data, 
     and intellectual property, as appropriate and consistent with 
     the requirements of the relevant award; and
       (G) the plan and capability of the applicant to support 
     proof-of-concept development and prototyping as well as 
     technology transfer and commercialization activities.
       (5) Requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall ensure that any 
     eligible entity receiving an award under this subsection 
     has--
       (i) the capacity or the ability to acquire the capacity to 
     advance the purposes described in section 2102(b); and
       (ii) secured contributions for establishing the university 
     technology center under this subsection from industry or 
     other non-Federal organizations in an amount not less than 10 
     percent of the total amount of the award the eligible entity 
     would receive under this subsection.
       (B) Consortium eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an 
     award for the establishment and operation of a university 
     technology center, a consortium shall be composed of not 
     fewer than 2 entities as described in paragraph (7)(C) and 
     operate subject to a binding agreement, entered into by each 
     member of the consortium, that documents--
       (i) the proposed partnership agreement, including the 
     governance and management structure of the university 
     technology center;
       (ii) measures the consortium will undertake to enable cost-
     effective implementation of activities under paragraph (3);
       (iii) a proposed budget, including financial contributions 
     from non-Federal sources; and
       (iv) the plan for ownership and use of any intellectual 
     property developed by the center.
       (6) Support of regional technology hubs.--Each university 
     technology center established under this subsection may 
     support and participate in, as appropriate, the activities of 
     any regional technology hub designated under section 28 of 
     the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), as amended by section 2401 of this Act.
       (7) Eligible entity.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``eligible entity'' means--

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       (A) an individual institution of higher education;
       (B) a nonprofit entity; or
       (C) a consortium that--
       (i) shall include and be led by an institution of higher 
     education or by a nonprofit entity, designed to support 
     technology development;
       (ii) shall include 1 or more institution that is--

       (I) a historically Black college or university;
       (II) a Tribal College or University;
       (III) a minority-serving institution (or an institution of 
     higher education with an established STEM capacity building 
     program focused on traditionally underrepresented populations 
     in STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and 
     other Indians);
       (IV) an institution that participates in the Established 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research under section 113 
     of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 1862g);
       (V) an emerging research institution; or
       (VI) a community college; and

       (iii) may include 1 or more--

       (I) additional entities described in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B);
       (II) industry entities, including startups, small 
     businesses, and public private partnerships;
       (III) economic development organizations or venture 
     development organizations, as such terms are defined in 
     section 28(a) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 13701 et seq.), as amended by section 
     2401 of this Act;
       (IV) National Laboratories;
       (V) Federal laboratories, as defined in section 4 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3703);
       (VI) Federal research facilities;
       (VII) labor organizations;
       (VIII) entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) from 
     allied or partner countries;
       (IX) other entities if determined by the Director to be 
     vital to the success of the program; and
       (X) binational research and development foundations and 
     funds, excluding foreign entities of concern, as defined in 
     section 2307.

       (8) Trainee development pilot program.--
       (A) Establishment of pilot program.--At not more than 3 
     university technology centers that are consortia under 
     paragraph (7)(C), the Director may include support for 
     trainee development under the leadership of a member of the 
     consortium that is an institution described under paragraph 
     (7)(C)(ii). Such programs shall be selected to ensure 
     geographical diversity and service to populations 
     underrepresented in STEM fields, and shall perform the 
     following activities:
       (i) Training and technical assistance for graduate students 
     and postdoctoral researchers on--

       (I) researching and assessing available grant and 
     fellowship opportunities;
       (II) preparing and submitting grants and fellowship 
     applications that leverage their research and experience; and
       (III) administering grant funding, and leveraging grants 
     and fellowships into longer term employment opportunities.

       (ii) Establishing professional mentoring networks that 
     include Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies 
     and the private sector, as well as members of the regional 
     technology hubs established under section 28(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public 
     Law 96-480; 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
       (iii) Other support determined to be necessary or advisable 
     by the Director to achieve the purposes of this title.
       (B) Assessment.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall assess the 
     impacts of the trainee development programs established under 
     this paragraph and report its findings to Congress. Such 
     assessment shall include perspectives from participating 
     graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
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  SA 1808. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title III of division F, 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 63__. PROPERTY INTERESTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PROJECTS 
                   AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO 
                   CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Property Interests Relating to Federally Funded 
     Advanced Nuclear Reactor Projects.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
       (B) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Energy.
       (C) Property interest.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     term ``property interest'' means any interest in real 
     property or personal property (as those terms are defined in 
     section 200.1 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act)).
       (ii) Exclusion.--The term ``property interest'' does not 
     include any interest in intellectual property developed using 
     funding provided under a project described in paragraph (3).
       (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (2) Assignment of property interests.--The Secretary may 
     assign to any entity, including the United States, fee title 
     or any other property interest acquired by the Secretary 
     under an agreement entered into with respect to a project 
     described in paragraph (3).
       (3) Project described.--A project referred to in paragraph 
     (2) is--
       (A) a project for which funding is provided pursuant to the 
     funding opportunity announcement of the Department numbered 
     DE-FOA-0002271, including any project for which funding has 
     been provided pursuant to that announcement as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act;
       (B) any other project for which funding is provided using 
     amounts made available for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration 
     Program of the Department under the heading ``Nuclear 
     Energy'' under the heading ``ENERGY PROGRAMS'' in title III 
     of division C of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
     2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 Stat. 2670);
       (C) any other project for which Federal funding is provided 
     under the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program of the 
     Department; or
       (D) a project--
       (i) relating to advanced nuclear reactors; and
       (ii) for which Federal funding is provided under a program 
     that is similar to, or a successor of, the Advanced Reactor 
     Demonstration Program of the Department.
       (4) Retroactive vesting.--The vesting of fee title or any 
     other property interest assigned under paragraph (2) shall be 
     retroactive to the date on which the applicable project first 
     received Federal funding as described in any of subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D) of paragraph (3).
       (b) Considerations in Cooperative Research and Development 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 12(c)(7)(B) of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(c)(7)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(B)'';
       (B) in clause (i), as so designated, by striking ``The 
     director'' and inserting ``Subject to clause (ii), the 
     director''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(II) The agency may authorize the director to provide 
     appropriate protections against dissemination described in 
     clause (i) for a total period of not more than 30 years if 
     the agency determines that the nature of the information 
     protected against dissemination, including nuclear 
     technology, could reasonably require an extended period of 
     that protection to reach commercialization.''.
       (2) Applicability.--
       (A) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``cooperative 
     research and development agreement'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)).
       (B) Retroactive effect.--Clause (ii) of section 12(c)(7)(B) 
     of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3710a(c)(7)(B)), as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, shall apply with respect to any cooperative research 
     and development agreement that is in effect as of the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Department of Energy Contracts.--Section 646(g)(5) of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7256(g)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(5) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(5) Protection from disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)--
       (A) by striking ``, for up to 5 years after the date on 
     which the information is developed,''; and
       (B) by striking ``agency.'' and inserting the following: 
     ``agency--
       ``(i) for up to 5 years after the date on which the 
     information is developed; or
       ``(ii) for up to 30 years after the date on which the 
     information is developed, if the Secretary determines that 
     the nature of the technology under the transaction, including 
     nuclear technology, could reasonably require an extended 
     period of protection from disclosure to reach 
     commercialization.
       ``(B) Extension during term.--The Secretary may extend the 
     period of protection from disclosure during the term of any 
     transaction described in subparagraph (A) in accordance with 
     that subparagraph.''.
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  SA 1809. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a

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strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 25__. UNIVERSITY INFRASTRUCTURE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to upgrade and expand nuclear research capabilities of 
     universities in the United States to meet the research 
     requirements of advanced nuclear energy systems;
       (2) to establish regional nuclear innovation hubs and 
     university-led consortia to support innovation in nuclear 
     science and engineering and related disciplines; and
       (3) to ensure the continued operation of university 
     research reactors.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear 
     reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)).
       (2) EPSCoR university.--The term ``EPSCoR university'' 
     means an institution of higher education that participates in 
     the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
     Federal-State partnership program designed to enhance the 
     capabilities of universities to conduct sustainable and 
     nationally competitive energy-related research administered 
     by the Department of Energy.
       (3) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college or university'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (5) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' has the meaning given the term 
     ``minority institution'' in section 365 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k).
       (6) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
       (7) Program.--The term ``program'' means the University 
     Infrastructure Revitalization Program established under 
     subsection (c).
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (c) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish a program, to be known as the ``University 
     Infrastructure Revitalization Program'', to promote 
     collaborations, partnerships, and knowledge sharing between 
     institutions of higher education, including EPSCoR 
     universities, historically Black colleges and universities, 
     and minority-serving institutions, National Laboratories, 
     industry, and associated labor unions with the mission to 
     revitalize and upgrade existing nuclear science and 
     engineering infrastructure and develop new capabilities and 
     expertise to support the development of advanced nuclear 
     reactor technologies and applications.
       (d) Consortia.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary 
     shall establish university-led consortia comprised of 
     institutions of higher education, including EPSCoR 
     universities, historically Black colleges and universities, 
     and minority-serving institutions, National Laboratories, 
     industry, and associated labor unions to enhance university-
     based nuclear science and engineering infrastructure.
       (2) Activities.--The Secretary shall competitively award to 
     consortia established under paragraph (1) awards--
       (A) to enhance existing capabilities and establish new 
     capabilities and expertise;
       (B) to provide project management services and support, 
     technical support, quality engineering and inspections, and 
     nuclear material support to--
       (i) existing university nuclear science and engineering 
     programs in the United States as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act;
       (ii) the 25 existing research reactors at universities in 
     the United States as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (iii) new and emerging nuclear science and engineering 
     programs at institutions of higher education, including--

       (I) EPSCoR universities;
       (II) historically Black colleges and universities; and
       (III) minority-serving institutions.

       (e) Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, out of any amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
     2117(a), there shall be made available to the Secretary to 
     carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2026.
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  SA 1810. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. 
Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Temporary Reauthorization 
     and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues 
     Act (Public Law 116-114; 134 Stat. 103) is amended by 
     striking ``October 22, 2021'' and inserting ``December 16, 
     2022''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if enacted as part of the Temporary 
     Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of 
     Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116-114; 134 Stat. 103).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1811. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2214 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2214. CRITICAL MINERALS MINING, RECYCLING, AND 
                   ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH.

       (a) Critical Minerals Mining, Recycling, and Alternative 
     Technologies Research and Development at the Foundation.--
       (1) In general.--In order to support supply chain 
     resiliency and reduce the environmental impacts of critical 
     minerals mining, the Director shall issue awards, on a 
     competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, 
     nonprofit organizations, or National Laboratories (or 
     consortia of such institutions or organizations, including 
     consortia that collaborate with private industry) to support 
     basic research that will accelerate innovation to advance 
     critical minerals mining, recycling, and reclamation 
     strategies and technologies for the purpose of making better 
     use of domestic resources, finding alternative technologies, 
     and eliminating national reliance on minerals and mineral 
     materials that are subject to supply disruptions.
       (2) Use of funds.--Activities funded by an award under this 
     section may include--
       (A) advancing mining research and development activities to 
     develop new mapping and mining technologies and techniques, 
     including advanced critical mineral extraction and 
     production, to improve existing or to develop new supply 
     chains of critical minerals, and to yield more efficient, 
     economical, and environmentally benign mining practices;
       (B) advancing critical mineral processing research 
     activities to improve separation, alloying, manufacturing, or 
     recycling techniques and technologies that can decrease the 
     energy intensity, waste, potential environmental impact, and 
     costs of those activities;
       (C) advancing research and development of critical minerals 
     mining and recycling technologies that take into account the 
     potential end-uses and disposal of critical minerals, in 
     order to improve end-to-end integration of mining and 
     technological applications;
       (D) conducting research and development on alternative 
     technologies, such as in battery or energy storage 
     technologies that minimize or do not incorporate critical 
     minerals;
       (E) conducting long-term earth observation of reclaimed 
     mine sites, including the study of the evolution of microbial 
     diversity at such sites;
       (F) examining the application of artificial intelligence 
     for geological exploration of critical minerals, including 
     what size and diversity of data sets would be required;
       (G) examining the application of machine learning for 
     detection and sorting of critical minerals, including what 
     size and diversity of data sets would be required;
       (H) conducting detailed isotope studies of critical 
     minerals and the development of more refined geologic models; 
     or
       (I) providing training and research opportunities to 
     undergraduate and graduate students to prepare the next 
     generation of mining engineers and researchers.
       (b) Critical Minerals Interagency Subcommittee.--
       (1) In general.--In order to support supply chain 
     resiliency, the Critical Minerals Subcommittee of the 
     National Science and Technology Council (referred to in this 
     subsection as the ``Subcommittee'') shall coordinate Federal 
     science and technology efforts to ensure secure and reliable 
     supplies of critical minerals to the United States.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Subcommittee shall be--
       (A) to advise and assist the Committee on Homeland and 
     National Security and the National Science and Technology 
     Council on United States policies, procedures, and plans as 
     it relates to critical minerals, including--

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       (i) Federal research, development, and deployment efforts 
     to optimize methods for extractions, concentration, 
     separation, and purification of conventional, secondary, and 
     unconventional sources of critical minerals, including 
     research that prioritizes end-to-end integration of mining 
     and recycling techniques and the end-use target for critical 
     minerals;
       (ii) efficient use and reuse of critical minerals, 
     including recycling technologies for critical minerals and 
     the reclamation of critical minerals from components such as 
     spent batteries;
       (iii) research, development, and deployment of materials 
     and technologies that can be used in place of technologies 
     utilizing critical minerals, such as battery or energy 
     storage technologies that minimize or do not incorporate 
     critical minerals;
       (iv) addressing the technology transitions between research 
     or lab-scale mining and recycling and commercialization of 
     these technologies;
       (v) the critical minerals workforce of the United States; 
     and
       (vi) United States private industry investments in 
     innovation and technology transfer from federally funded 
     science and technology;
       (B) to identify emerging opportunities, stimulate 
     international cooperation, and foster the development of 
     secure and reliable supply chains of critical minerals, 
     including activities related to the reclamation of critical 
     minerals via recycling and research and development of 
     alternative technologies;
       (C) to ensure the transparency of information and data 
     related to critical minerals; and
       (D) to provide recommendations on coordination and 
     collaboration among the research, development, and deployment 
     programs and activities of Federal agencies to promote a 
     secure and reliable supply of critical minerals necessary to 
     maintain national security, economic well-being, and 
     industrial production.
       (3) Responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraphs (1) and 
     (2), the Subcommittee may, taking into account the findings 
     and recommendations of relevant advisory committees--
       (A) provide recommendations on how Federal agencies may 
     improve the topographic, geologic, and geophysical mapping of 
     the United States and improve the discoverability, 
     accessibility, and usability of the resulting and existing 
     data, to the extent permitted by law and subject to 
     appropriate limitation for purposes of privacy and security;
       (B) assess the progress toward developing critical minerals 
     recycling and reprocessing technologies, and alternative 
     technologies;
       (C) assess the end-to-end lifecycle of critical minerals, 
     including for mining, usage, recycling, and end-use material 
     and technology requirements;
       (D) examine options for accessing and developing critical 
     minerals through investment and trade with allies and 
     partners of the United States and provide recommendations;
       (E) evaluate and provide recommendations to incentivize the 
     development and use of advances in science and technology in 
     the private industry;
       (F) assess the need for and make recommendations to address 
     the challenges the United States critical minerals supply 
     chain workforce faces, including--
       (i) aging and retiring personnel and faculty;
       (ii) public perceptions about the nature of mining and 
     mineral processing; and
       (iii) foreign competition for United States talent;
       (G) develop, and update as necessary, a strategic plan to 
     guide Federal programs and activities to enhance--
       (i) scientific and technical capabilities across critical 
     mineral supply chains, including a roadmap that identifies 
     key research and development needs and coordinates ongoing 
     activities for source diversification, more efficient use, 
     recycling, and alternative technologies; and
       (ii) cross-cutting mining science, data science techniques, 
     materials science, manufacturing science and engineering, 
     computational modeling, and environmental health and safety 
     research and development; and
       (H) report to the appropriate committees of Congress on 
     activities and findings under this subsection.
       (4) Mandatory responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), the Subcommittee shall, taking into account the 
     findings and recommendations of the relevant advisory 
     committees, identify and evaluate Federal policies and 
     regulations that restrict the mining of critical minerals.
       (c) Grant Program for Development of Critical Minerals and 
     Metals .--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Director, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
     shall establish a grant program to finance pilot projects for 
     the development of critical minerals and metals mining, 
     recycling, and alternative technologies research and 
     development in the United States.
       (2) Limitation on grant awards.--A grant awarded under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000,000.
       (3) Economic viability.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall give priority to 
     projects that the Secretary of Commerce determines are likely 
     to be economically viable over the long term.
       (4) Secondary recovery.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall seek to award not less 
     than 30 percent of the total amount of grants awarded during 
     the fiscal year for projects relating to secondary recovery 
     of critical minerals and metals.
       (5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $100,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024 to carry out the 
     grant program established under paragraph (1).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Alternative technologies.--The term ``alternative 
     technologies'' means the development of substitute materials 
     that can substantially satisfy the metrics of the end-use 
     application by either significantly minimizing or completely 
     eliminating the need for critical minerals.
       (2) Critical mineral; critical mineral or metal.--The terms 
     ``critical mineral'' and ``critical mineral or metal'' 
     include any host mineral of a critical mineral (within the 
     meaning of those terms in section 7002 of the Energy Act of 
     2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606).
       (3) End-to-end.--The term ``end-to-end'', with respect to 
     the integration of mining or life cycle of minerals, means 
     the integrated approach of, or the lifecycle determined by, 
     examining the research and developmental process from the 
     mining of the raw minerals to its processing into useful 
     materials, its integration into components and devices, the 
     utilization of such devices in the end-use application to 
     satisfy certain performance metrics, and the recycling or 
     disposal of such devices.
       (4) Recycling.--The term ``recycling'' means the process of 
     collecting and processing spent materials and devices and 
     turning them into raw materials or components that can be 
     reused either partially or completely.
       (5) Secondary recovery.--The term ``secondary recovery'' 
     means the recovery of critical minerals and metals from 
     discarded end-use products or from waste products produced 
     during the metal refining and manufacturing process, 
     including from mine waste piles, acid mine drainage sludge, 
     or byproducts produced through legacy mining and metallurgy 
     activities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1812. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1146, beginning on line 20, strike ``United States; 
     and'' and all that follows through ``(2) be for'' on line 21 
     and insert the following: ``United States;
       (2) ensure the retention of jobs at manufacturing 
     facilities that have been active in the production of 
     personal protective equipment within the year preceding the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (3) be for
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1813. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of division A, insert the following:

     SEC. 1004. TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS.

       The head of the relevant Federal agency or department may 
     receive warrants, options, preferred stock, debt securities, 
     notes, or other financial instruments issued by recipients of 
     financial assistance made available under section 1002 or 
     1003, which, in the sole determination of the head of the 
     Federal agency or department, provide appropriate 
     compensation to the Federal Government for the provision of 
     the financial assistance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1814. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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        On page 347, strike lines 2 and 3 and insert the 
     following:

     economy of the United States.'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Taxpayer protections.--The Secretary may receive 
     warrants, options, preferred stock, debt securities, notes, 
     or other financial instruments issued by covered entities 
     that receive a financial assistance award under this 
     subsection which, in the sole determination of the Secretary, 
     provide appropriate compensation to the Federal Government 
     for the provision of the financial assistance award.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1815. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title I of division D, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE 
                   EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED IN CHINA.

       No Federal funds may be used to procure personal protective 
     equipment manufactured in the People's Republic of China or 
     in any facility owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist 
     Party.
       
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1816. Mr. KELLY (for himself and Ms. Sinema) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL NETWORK FOR 
                   MICROELECTRONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 9903(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter before subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Structure.--(A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall, through a competitive process, select--
       ``(i) three eligible entities to carry out the core 
     activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network 
     established under paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) up to ten eligible entities to carry out the hub 
     activities described in paragraph (2) as part of the network 
     established under paragraph (1);
       ``(iii) an eligible entity--
       ``(I) to conduct the competition for selecting the core 
     activities and the hub activities; and
       ``(II) establishing and managing the network established 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that the eligible entities 
     selected under subparagraph (A) collectively represent the 
     geographic diversity of the United States.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible entity 
     selected under subparagraph (A) leads a distinct area of 
     research determined by the Secretary.
       ``(D) In carrying out activities described in paragraph (2) 
     as part of the network established under paragraph (1), an 
     eligible entity selected under subparagraph (A) may award a 
     subcontract to an additional entity to carry out work on 
     behalf of the eligible entity.
       ``(E)(i) In this paragraph--
       ``(I) a core activity is an activity that is capable of 
     producing 300 millimeter silicon wafers to enable direct 
     technology transfer to domestic state of the art fabricators 
     of silicon wafers; and
       ``(II) a hub activity is an activity specialized in one or 
     more microelectronics innovation areas and is capable of 
     producing 200 millimeter silicon wafers to enable technology 
     transfer to a core activity.
       ``(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, both core activities 
     and hub activities are activities that support the maturation 
     and transfer of leap ahead, new computing concepts, devices 
     and materials, and beyond approaches, in effect as of the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph, for the 
     complementary-symmetry metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) 
     fabrication process.
       ``(4) Eligible entities.--(A) For purposes of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of paragraph (3)(A), an eligible entity is--
       ``(i) an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1002)); or
       ``(ii) a consortium led by an institution of higher 
     education (as so defined) and one or more nonprofit or not-
     for-profit research institutions, operators of a federally 
     funded research and development center, or for-profit 
     entities.
       ``(B) For purposes of paragraph (3)(A)(iii), an eligible 
     entity is a suitably qualified nonprofit or governmental 
     organization.
       ``(5) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities under 
     paragraph (3)(A), the Secretary shall give priority to 
     eligible entities that are located in close proximity to 
     existing semiconductor manufacturing and research and 
     development entities.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1817. Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Risch) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY PLAN FOR COVID-19 VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall, as 
     appropriate, provide assistance to prevent, mitigate, and 
     respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the purchase and 
     delivery of vaccines to regions or countries affected by, or 
     at risk of, COVID-19. The Secretary--
       (1) may provide such assistance through existing bilateral 
     or multilateral agreements;
       (2) shall maximize public-private partnerships in the 
     purchase and delivery of such vaccines; and
       (3) shall furnish such assistance, consistent with 
     subsection (b) and on such terms as the Secretary may 
     determine, to support global health security and to prevent 
     and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
       (b) Requirements.--As a condition of receipt of vaccines 
     provided for under this section, a country shall commit to 
     uphold intellectual property protections related to COVID-19 
     vaccines under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of 
     Intellectual Property Rights of the World Trade Organization.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall, as 
     appropriate, consult with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services in carrying out this section.
       (d) Clarification.--The United States Trade Representative 
     shall not approve any measure to waive provisions of the 
     Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
     Rights protecting intellectual property rights related to 
     COVID-19 vaccines provided under this section.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $25,000,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1818. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. BRIEFING ON REPORT RELATED TO PROCESS FOR 
                   EXCLUDING ARTICLES IMPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM CERTAIN DUTIES IMPOSED 
                   UNDER SECTION 301 OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974.

       Not later than 90 days after the publication by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States of the report 
     requested by Congress on July 16, 2019, for an audit into the 
     process by which the United States Trade Representative has 
     excluded articles imported from the People's Republic of 
     China from certain duties imposed under section 301 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411), the Trade Representative, 
     or a designee of the Trade Representative, shall brief the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways 
     and Means of the House of Representatives on the manner in 
     which the Trade Representative is responding to the findings 
     contained in that report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1819. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
Whitehouse, and Mr. Burr) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a

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new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. REAUTHORIZATION OF TROPICAL FOREST AND CORAL REEF 
                   CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998.

       Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef 
     Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
       ``(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
       ``(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
       ``(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
       ``(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1820. Mr. MARSHALL (for himself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. 5__. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE OUTBREAK 
                   OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN CHINA.

       (a) Establishment of Committee.--There is established a 
     select investigative committee of the Senate, to be known as 
     the Select Committee on the Outbreak of the Coronavirus in 
     China (referred to in this Act as the ``select committee''), 
     to investigate the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in or 
     around Wuhan, China.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Composition.--The select committee shall be composed of 
     not more than 12 Senators, of whom 6 shall be appointed by 
     the Majority Leader and 6 shall be appointed by the Minority 
     Leader.
       (2) Chairperson; vice-chairperson.--The Majority Leader 
     shall designate 1 member of the select committee as the 
     chairperson of the select committee, and the Minority Leader 
     shall designate 1 member of the select committee as the vice-
     chairperson of the select committee.
       (3) Exemption.--For purposes of paragraph 4 of rule XXV of 
     the Standing Rules of the Senate, service of a Senator as a 
     member or chairperson of the select committee shall not be 
     taken into account.
       (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the select committee shall 
     be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
       (c) Investigation and Report.--
       (1) Investigation.--The select committee shall conduct a 
     full and complete investigation and study regarding--
       (A) identification of the source of the COVID-19 virus and 
     the route of human-to-human transmission beginning in or 
     around Wuhan, China;
       (B) secret research and gain-of-function zoonic research at 
     the Wuhan Institute of Virology (referred to in this section 
     as ``WIV'');
       (C) training operations and safety standards at the WIV;
       (D) cases of researchers at the WIV laboratory becoming 
     sick or demonstrating COVID-19-like symptoms in 2019 or 2020;
       (E) cables and other communications from 2017 to 2021 from 
     employees of the Department of State, the Central 
     Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Health and Human 
     Services regarding activities and research at the WIV;
       (F) response from officials of the Department of State and 
     National Security Council in Washington, DC to the cables and 
     other communications described in subparagraph (E);
       (G) funding distributed to the WIV by the National 
     Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National 
     Institutes of Health, and institutions of higher education of 
     the United States;
       (H) funding of gain-of-function research by the National 
     Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Allergy 
     and Infectious Diseases during the 2014-2017 moratorium on 
     such research;
       (I) research and possible leaks from the Wuhan Center for 
     Disease Control;
       (J) information regarding efforts by the Chinese Communist 
     Party to silence journalists and doctors, destroy samples of 
     the COVID-19 virus, and block United States and other foreign 
     investigators, including investigations surrounding the 
     Chinese Communist Party's misinformation campaign through 
     social media, traditional news outlets, and other propaganda 
     outlets;
       (K) the origination of claims that the pandemic spread from 
     a seafood market in Wuhan, China and the closure and 
     sanitation of the market;
       (L) actions taken by the World Health Organization, 
     including actions taken by Director-General Dr. Tedros 
     Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other World Health Organization 
     officials, to spread Chinese misinformation and the failure 
     of the World Health Organization to meet the Organization's 
     charter to prevent the international spread of disease; and
       (M) the impact of failing to shut down travel in and out of 
     Wuhan, China, the Hubei province, and greater China.
       (2) Reports.--The select committee--
       (A) shall issue a final report to the Senate of its 
     findings from the investigation and study described in 
     paragraph (1) by not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) may issue to the Senate such interim reports as the 
     select committee determines necessary.
       (d) Authorities and Powers.--
       (1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     select committee is authorized in its discretion--
       (A) to make investigations into any matter within its 
     jurisdiction;
       (B) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
     Senate;
       (C) to employ personnel;
       (D) to hold hearings;
       (E) to sit and act at any time or place during the 
     sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate;
       (F) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of 
     witnesses and the production of correspondence, books, 
     papers, and documents;
       (G) to take depositions and other testimony;
       (H) to procure the services of individual consultants, or 
     organizations thereof, in accordance with section 202(i) of 
     the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
     4301(i)); and
       (I) with the prior consent of the government department or 
     agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, to use on a reimbursable basis the services 
     of personnel of any such department or agency.
       (2) Oaths.--The chairperson of the select committee or any 
     member thereof may administer oaths to witnesses.
       (3) Subpoenas.--A subpoena authorized by the select 
     committee--
       (A) may be issued under the signature of the chairperson, 
     the vice-chairperson, or any member of the select committee 
     designated by the chairperson; and
       (B) may be served by any person designated by the 
     chairperson, the vice-chairperson, or other member signing 
     the subpoena.
       (4) Committee rules.--The select committee shall adopt 
     rules (not inconsistent with the rules of the Senate and in 
     accordance with rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate) governing the procedure of the select committee, 
     which shall include addressing how often the select committee 
     shall meet, meeting times and location, type of 
     notifications, notices of hearings, duration of the select 
     committee, and records of the select committee after 
     committee activities are complete.
       (e) Termination.--The select committee shall terminate on 
     the day after the date the report required under subsection 
     (c)(2)(A) is submitted.
       (f) Exercise of Rulemaking Power.--This section is enacted 
     by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, 
     and as such it shall be part of the rules of the Senate and 
     supersede other rules only to the extent that it is 
     inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     the Senate to change the rules (insofar as they refer to the 
     Senate) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1821. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title II of division C, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3219L. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR UNITED NATIONS INTEGRITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be a Special Envoy for 
     United Nations Integrity, who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     and shall report to the Secretary of State.
       (b) Rank.--The Special Envoy shall have the rank and status 
     of ambassador.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Special Envoy shall--
       (1) focus on evaluating and countering malign activities in 
     the United Nations system;
       (2) coordinate interagency and multilateral response; and
       (3) assist the Secretary of State in preparing the report 
     required under section 3219M.

     SEC. 3219M. REPORT ON ACTIONS BY CHINA TO SUBVERT THE 
                   PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Special 
     Envoy for United Nations Integrity, shall submit to Congress 
     a report on actions by the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China and its subordinate agencies in the United 
     Nations to subvert the principles and purposes of the United 
     Nations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of China's actions violating United 
     Nations treaties to which it is a party.
       (2) A description of China's actions to influence the votes 
     of United Nations members, including through coercive means.
       (3) A description of China's actions to nominate or support 
     candidates for United Nations leadership positions that do 
     not adhere to United Nations standards for impartiality or 
     are subject to the influence of the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (4) A description of actions by nationals of the People's 
     Republic of China and others currently holding United Nations 
     leadership positions that appear to support the interests of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China in violation 
     of United Nations impartiality standards.
       (5) A description of actions by nationals of the People's 
     Republic of China serving in functional positions in United 
     Nations organizations impacting hiring practices, internal 
     policies, and other functions that appear to support the 
     interests of the Government of the People's Republic of China 
     in violation of United Nations impartiality standards.
       (6) A description of actions by military and support 
     personnel of the People's Republic of China engaged in United 
     Nations peacekeeping operations that are inconsistent with 
     the principles governing these missions, including China's 
     deployment of these personnel to protect its economic 
     interests and improve the power projection capabilities of 
     the People's Liberation Army.
       (7) A description of the number and positions of United 
     States personnel employed by the United Nations and its 
     agencies.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1822. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 3302, add the following:
       (c) Transition Rule.--
       (1) Interim report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
     the committees specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Uyghur 
     Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 a report that identifies each 
     foreign person, including any official of the Government of 
     the People's Republic of China, that the President determines 
     is responsible for serious human rights abuses in connection 
     with forced labor using Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or 
     members of other Muslim minority groups, or other persons in 
     the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
       (2) Imposition of sanctions.--The President shall impose 
     sanctions under subsection (c) of section 6 of the Uyghur 
     Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 with respect to each foreign 
     person identified in the report required by paragraph (1), 
     subject to the provisions of subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
     (g) of that section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1823. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title II of division E, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5214. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL EXPORT OF 
                   CERTAIN COVERED MUNITIONS ITEMS TO HONG KONG 
                   POLICE FORCE.

       Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act to prohibit the 
     commercial export of covered munitions and crime control 
     items to the Hong Kong Police Force'', approved November 27, 
     2019 (Public Law 116-77; 133 Stat. 1173), as amended by 
     section 1252 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283), is further amended by striking ``December 31, 
     2021'' and inserting ``the date on which the Secretary of 
     State submits to Congress under section 205 of the United 
     States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5725) a 
     certification that indicates that Hong Kong continues to 
     warrant treatment under United States law in the same manner 
     as United States laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 
     1, 1997''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1824. Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. Lujan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, add the following:

 TITLE IV--DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS FOR HBCU/MSI/
                      TCU-DESIGNATED INSTITUTIONS

     SEC. 6401. FINDINGS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Strengthening the United States research enterprise is 
     critical to our Nation's leadership in science and 
     technology.
       (2) Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the 
     federally funded research pipeline is essential to ensuring 
     the development of scientific breakthroughs that benefit 
     every person of the United States.
       (3) Partnerships between institutions of higher education 
     with the highest levels of research activity and institutions 
     of higher education designated as historically Black colleges 
     and universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, or other 
     minority-serving institutions that are committed to the 
     recruitment, retention, and advancement of historically 
     underrepresented populations benefit the United States at 
     large.
       (4) The STEM workforce drives forward the United States 
     economy and our global competitiveness.
       (5) Federal funding for initiatives that support the 
     development of a diverse research workforce pipeline across 
     institutions of higher education are in the best interest of 
     the United States research enterprise.
       (6) Congress believes that Federal science agencies should 
     provide funding to foster collaboration between institutions 
     of higher education to promote a more diverse, equitable, and 
     inclusive research workforce and enterprise.

     SEC. 6402. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to provide funding to Federal 
     science agencies for distribution to eligible partnerships 
     that commit resources to collaboration and cooperation with 
     institutions of higher education designated as historically 
     Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges or 
     Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or other 
     minority-serving institutions, including--
       (1) programs that help enroll alumni from institutions of 
     higher education designated as historically Black colleges or 
     universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, or other 
     minority-serving institutions in postgraduate programs 
     leading to mater or doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines at 
     partner institutions of higher education with the highest 
     levels of research activity;
       (2) summer research internship support grants at partner 
     institutions of higher education with the highest levels of 
     research activity;
       (3) research projects that include students at institutions 
     of higher education designated as historically Black colleges 
     and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, or other 
     minority-serving institutions, and at institutions of higher 
     education with the highest levels of research activity;
       (4) research projects that advance inclusion of students at 
     institutions of higher education designated as historically 
     Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges or 
     Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, within 
     institutions with the highest levels of research activity; 
     and
       (5) competitive grant awards to enhance and expand pathways 
     to the professoriate for underrepresented students.

     SEC. 6403. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Asian american and native american pacific islander-
     serving institution.--The term ``Asian American and Native 
     American Pacific Islander-serving institution'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 320(b) or 371(c)(2) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b) and 
     1067q(c)(2)).
       (2) Eligible partnership.--The term ``eligible 
     partnership'' means a partnership that includes--
       (A)(i) an institution with the highest levels of research 
     activity; or
       (ii) a Federal laboratory; and
       (B) not less than 1 institution of higher education 
     designated as a historically Black college or university, 
     Tribal College or University, or other minority-serving 
     institution.
       (3) Federal science agency.--The term ``Federal science 
     agency'' means any Federal agency with at least $100,000,000 
     in basic and applied research obligations in fiscal year 
     2021.

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       (4) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means the legal entity 
     to which a grant is awarded and that is accountable to the 
     Federal Government for the use of the funds provided.
       (5) Institution with the highest levels of research 
     activity.--The term ``institution with the highest levels of 
     research activity'', means an institution of higher education 
     that is classified as an R1 University, or successor 
     designation, by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions 
     of Higher Education.
       (6) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term ``Hispanic-
     serving institution'' means an institution of higher 
     education as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
       (7) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college and university'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
       (9) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means a historically Black college or 
     university, predominantly Black institution, Hispanic-serving 
     institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific 
     Islander-Serving Institution, or Tribal College or 
     University.
       (10) Predominantly black institution.--The term 
     ``predominantly Black institution'' means--
       (A) a Predominantly Black Institution, as defined in 
     section 318(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059e(b)); or
       (B) a Predominantly Black institution, as defined in 
     section 371(c)(9) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)(9)).
       (11) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics, including computer science and 
     biological and agricultural sciences.
       (12) Tribal college or university.--The term ``Tribal 
     College or University'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c(b)).

     SEC. 6404. DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS FOR 
                   HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, 
                   TRIBAL COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES, OR OTHER 
                   MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Grant Program Authorized.--From amounts made available 
     under section 6406, the head of each Federal science agency 
     shall create a grant program to award grants to eligible 
     partnerships in order to support the recruitment, retention, 
     and advancement of underrepresented students in STEM fields 
     and carry out the purpose described in subsection (b).
       (b) Purpose of Program.--Each eligible partnership 
     supported by a grant under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) enhance and expand pathways for underrepresented 
     students at institutions of higher education designated as 
     historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges 
     or Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, to 
     enter graduate studies and academia in STEM fields;
       (2) remove barriers to entry to the professoriate for such 
     students; and
       (3) provide funding to faculty at institutions of higher 
     education designated as historically Black colleges or 
     universities, Tribal Colleges or Universities, or other 
     minority-serving institutions to work on the research 
     projects along with their students.
       (c) Collaboration Requirements.--
       (1) Joint proposal.--An eligible partnership desiring a 
     grant under a program described in subsection (a) shall 
     submit a joint proposal representing all members of the 
     eligible partnership to the applicable Federal science 
     agency. The joint proposal shall include a description of the 
     proposed activities to be carried out under the grant.
       (2) Collaboration.--Each eligible partnership shall 
     collaborate across institutions of higher education, 
     including institutions of higher education designated as 
     historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges 
     or Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, in 
     order to develop and carry out the proposed grant activities.
       (d) Use of Funds.--The head of each Federal science agency 
     shall require each grantee to direct not less than 50 percent 
     of the total grant award received by the eligible partnership 
     to the partner institutions of higher education designated as 
     historically Black colleges or universities, Tribal Colleges 
     or Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, in 
     order to carry out the activities supported under the grant.
       (e) Nonduplication.--An eligible partnership desiring a 
     grant under a program described in subsection (a) shall not 
     submit the same proposal to multiple Federal science 
     agencies.

     SEC. 6405. REPORTING.

       By not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the head of each Federal science agency shall 
     require each eligible partnership receiving a grant under 
     this title to conduct a longitudinal study and report--
       (1) the number of undergraduate students participating in 
     activities supported under this title who pursue STEM 
     graduate studies and professions as a result of these 
     partnerships; and
       (2) information regarding the benefits provided to such 
     students as a result of the activities.

     SEC. 6406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this title $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and 
     each succeeding fiscal year.
       (b) Report.--Beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Director of 
     the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Education on any relevant 
     issue of concern, including at a minimum on the total numbers 
     of qualifying eligible minority serving institutions within 
     each category discussed herein annually, shall prepare and 
     submit to Congress a suggested distribution of funding under 
     this title among all qualifying Federal science agencies that 
     in the first year of the program reflects equitable share as 
     a basis for distribution and that reflects the input of the 
     affected Federal science agencies regarding any allocation 
     methodology to be used in subsequent years.
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  SA 1825. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 3219L. FRAMEWORK FOR DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 VACCINES 
                   AROUND THE WORLD.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the 
     date that is one year after such date of enactment, the 
     COVID-19 Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and 
     to the Committee Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives a report on the framework for 
     the distribution around the world of COVID-19 vaccines 
     produced in the United States.
       (b) Content.--The reports submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the number of vaccines distributed to COVAX;
       (2) the amount of surplus supply of vaccines in the United 
     States;
       (3) a plan for how countries will be prioritized for the 
     delivery of COVID-19 vaccines produced in the United States;
       (4) a review of deployments of health and diplomatic 
     personnel overseas, and
       (5) a review of diplomatic outreach to engage donors during 
     the report period.
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  SA 1826. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish the 
     Department of State Student Internship Program (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Program'') to offer internship 
     opportunities at the Department of State to eligible students 
     to raise awareness of the essential role of diplomacy in the 
     conduct of United States foreign policy and the realization 
     of United States foreign policy objectives.
       (b) Eligibility.--An applicant is eligible to participate 
     in the Program if the applicant--
       (1) is enrolled (not less than half-time) at--
       (A) an institution of higher education (as defined section 
     102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
       (B) an institution of higher education based outside of the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;
       (2) is able to receive and hold an appropriate security 
     clearance; and
       (3) satisfies such other criteria as the Secretary may 
     establish pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Selection.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
     selection criteria for students to be admitted into the 
     Program, including--
       (1) a demonstrable interest in a career in foreign affairs;
       (2) strong academic performance; and
       (3) such other criteria as the Secretary may establish.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) widely advertise the Program, including on the 
     internet, through--

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       (A) the Department of State's Diplomats in Residence 
     Program; and
       (B) other outreach and recruiting initiatives targeting 
     undergraduate and graduate students; and
       (C) actively encourage people belonging to traditionally 
     under-represented groups in terms of racial, ethnic, 
     geographic, and gender diversity, and disability status to 
     apply to the Program, including by conducting targeted 
     outreach at minority serving institutions (as described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a))).
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Students participating in the Program 
     shall be paid not less than the greater of--
       (A) the amount specified in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); or
       (B) the minimum wage of the jurisdiction in which the 
     internship is located.
       (2) Housing assistance.--
       (A) Abroad.--The Secretary of State shall provide housing 
     assistance to any student participating in the Program whose 
     permanent address is within the United States if the location 
     of the internship in which such student is participating is 
     outside of the United States.
       (B) Domestic.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide housing assistance to a student participating in the 
     Program whose permanent address is within the United States 
     if the location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating is more than 50 miles away from such student's 
     permanent address.
       (3) Travel assistance.--The Secretary of State shall 
     provide financial assistance to any student participating in 
     the Program whose permanent address is within the United 
     States that covers the round trip costs of traveling from the 
     location of the internship in which such student is 
     participating (including travel by air, train, bus, or other 
     appropriate transit), if the location of such internship is--
       (A) more than 50 miles from such student's permanent 
     address; or
       (B) outside of the United States.
       (f) Working With Institutions of Higher Education.--The 
     Secretary of State is authorized to enter into agreements 
     with institutions of higher education to structure 
     internships to ensure such internships satisfy criteria for 
     academic programs in which participants in such internships 
     are enrolled.
       (g) Transition Period.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     transition all unpaid internship programs of the Department 
     of State, including the Foreign Service Internship Program, 
     to internship programs that offer compensation. Upon 
     selection as a candidate for entry into an internship program 
     of the Department of State after such date, a participant in 
     such internship program shall be afforded the opportunity to 
     forgo compensation, including if doing so allows such 
     participant to receive college or university curricular 
     credit.
       (2) Exception.--The transition required under paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply in the case of unpaid internship programs of 
     the Department of State that are part of the Virtual Student 
     Federal Service Internship Program.
       (3) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement under paragraph (1) to transition an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department to an internship program 
     that offers compensation if the Secretary determines and, not 
     later than 30 days after any such determination, submits a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     explains why such transition would not be consistent with 
     effective management goals.
       (B) Report.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall describe the reason why transitioning an unpaid 
     internship program of the Department of State to an 
     internship program that offers compensation would not be 
     consistent with effective management goals, including any 
     justification for maintaining such unpaid status 
     indefinitely, or any additional authorities or resources 
     necessary to transition such unpaid program to offer 
     compensation in the future.
       (h) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives that includes--
       (1) data, to the extent collection of such information is 
     permissible by law, regarding the number of students 
     (disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, institution of 
     higher learning, home State, State where each student 
     graduated from high school, and disability status) who 
     applied to the Program, were offered a position, and 
     participated;
       (2) data regarding--
       (A) the number of security clearance investigations started 
     for such students; and
       (B) the timeline for such investigations, including--
       (i) whether such investigations were completed; and
       (ii) when an interim security clearance was granted;
       (3) information on Program expenditures; and
       (4) information regarding the Department of State's 
     compliance with subsection (g).
       (i) Data Collection Policies.--
       (1) Voluntary participation.--Nothing in this section may 
     be construed to compel any student who is a participant in an 
     internship program of the Department of State to participate 
     in the collection of the data or divulge any personal 
     information. Such students shall be informed that their 
     participation in the data collection contemplated by this 
     section is voluntary.
       (2) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this 
     section shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection 
     statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
       (j) Special Hiring Authority.--The Department of State 
     may--
       (1) offer compensated internships that last up to 52 weeks; 
     and
       (2) select, appoint, employ, and remove individuals in such 
     compensated internships without regard to the provisions of 
     law governing appointments in the competitive service.
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  SA 1827. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part II of subtitle A of title I of division 
     D, add the following:

     SEC. 4128. SECURING UNITED STATES SUPPLY CHAINS OF STRATEGIC 
                   METALS AND MINERALS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Underpinned by huge demand from the battery sector, 
     competition for control over global cobalt feedstock supply 
     chains has intensified in recent years. The People's Republic 
     of China's increasing control over cobalt (and other mineral) 
     resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in this 
     section referred to as the ``DRC'') could pose a threat to 
     United States entities seeking to secure supply chains for 
     these minerals. The DRC hosts more than 51 percent of the 
     global cobalt reserves and produces nearly 70 percent of the 
     total cobalt feedstock globally.
       (2) In early January 2021, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China announced it would cancel an estimated 
     $28,000,000 of loans to the DRC, repayment of which were due 
     by the end of 2020, and provide $17,000,000 in other 
     financial support to help the DRC overcome the crisis caused 
     by the COVID-19 pandemic. During a visit to the DRC, Chinese 
     Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed an memorandum of 
     understanding with the DRC on cooperation under the Belt and 
     Road Initiative, with the DRC now becoming the People's 
     Republic of China's 45th partner under that Initiative in 
     Africa. Prior to the announcement, Chinese entities already 
     controlled more than 40 percent of the cobalt mining capacity 
     in the DRC as a result of decades-long investment and 
     development in the DRC, with several resource-for-
     infrastructure deals having been signed and implemented since 
     the 1990s.
       (3) The People's Republic of China is also the world's 
     leading importer of copper, iron ore, chromium, manganese, 
     tantalum, niobium, platinum-group metals, and lithium. Long-
     term contracts have been established for some imports, but 
     for others, Chinese entities have made equity investments or 
     entered joint ventures in order to secure needed resources.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the Sense of Congress that--
       (1) the current United States mineral policy of promoting 
     an adequate, stable, and reliable supply of materials for 
     United States national security, economic well-being, and 
     industrial production is inadequate to ensure that United 
     States entities have a secure supply chain for certain 
     strategic metals and minerals;
       (2) United States mineral policy emphasizes developing 
     domestic supplies of critical materials and encourages the 
     private sector in the United States to produce and process 
     those materials, but some raw materials do not exist in 
     economic quantities in the United States, and processing, 
     manufacturing, and other downstream ventures in the United 
     States may not be cost competitive with facilities in other 
     regions of the world;
       (3) to counter Chinese dominance in the market for those 
     minerals, the United States Government should--
       (A) support more responsible trade missions and United 
     States commercial delegations to mineral-producing countries 
     and assist smaller and less-developed countries to improve 
     the transparency of their minerals trade, including strong 
     support for implementation of the Extractive Industries 
     Transparency Initiative, beneficial ownership transparency, 
     and the formalization of the artisanal mining sector;
       (B) the Department of Commerce should work with the 
     Department of the Treasury and the Department of State to 
     leverage resources to investigate networks of corrupt Chinese 
     practices in the DRC and elsewhere and coordinate with the 
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     Labor and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure that 
     minerals supply chains do not include products benefitting 
     from forced and child labor;
       (C) the Department of Commerce, in cooperation with other 
     United States Government agencies, should facilitate 
     accessible de-risking for United States entities seeking to 
     invest in countries such as the DRC; and
       (D) the Department of State, in cooperation with other 
     United States Government agencies, should provide to Congress 
     an annual report on corruption in the cobalt sector in the 
     DRC.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to promote an adequate, stable, transparent, and 
     reliable supply of materials for United States national 
     security, economic well-being, and industrial production, 
     including by developing international supply chain options 
     that do not rely primarily or exclusively on the domestic 
     private sector or corrupt sources abroad to produce and 
     process those materials;
       (2) to counter Chinese dominance in the production of 
     certain metals and minerals, including cobalt, by 
     facilitating the competitiveness of United States entities to 
     work in markets currently dominated by the People's Republic 
     of China; and
       (3) to promote a responsible minerals supply chain that 
     counters corruption by the People's Republic of China and all 
     actors and, to that end, the Department of the Treasury 
     should focus on tools, including network sanctions, anti-
     money laundering measures, and other actions to counter 
     kleptocratic and illicit actors in global mineral supply 
     chains.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1828. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
     carry out a competitive grant and cost-sharing agreement 
     program for eligible entities to carry out projects located 
     in the United States to produce, transport, blend, or store 
     sustainable aviation fuel.
       (b) Selection.--In selecting an eligible entity to receive 
     a grant or cost-share agreement under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the anticipated public benefits of a project proposed 
     by the eligible entity;
       (2) the potential to increase the domestic production and 
     deployment of sustainable aviation fuel;
       (3) the potential greenhouse gas emissions from such 
     project;
       (4) the potential for creating new jobs in the United 
     States;
       (5) the potential net greenhouse gas emissions impact of 
     different feedstocks to produce sustainable aviation fuel on 
     a lifecycle basis, which shall include potential direct and 
     indirect greenhouse gas emissions (including resulting from 
     changes in land use); and
       (6) the proposed utilization of non-Federal contributions 
     by the eligible entity.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026 to carry out this section.
       (d) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2027, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives a report describing the results 
     of the grant program under this section. The report shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the entities and projects that 
     received grants or other cost-sharing agreements under this 
     section.
       (2) A detailed explanation for why each entity received the 
     type of funding disbursement such entity did.
       (3) A description of whether the program is leading to an 
     increase in the production and deployment of sustainable 
     aviation fuels.
       (4) A description of the economic impacts resulting from 
     the funding to and operation of the project.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Conventional jet fuel.--The term ``conventional jet 
     fuel'' means liquid hydrocarbon fuel used for aviation that 
     is derived or refined from petrochemicals.
       (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
       (A) a State or local government other than an airport 
     sponsor;
       (B) an air carrier;
       (C) an airport sponsor; and
       (D) a person or entity engaged in the production, 
     transportation, blending or storage of sustainable aviation 
     fuel in the United States or feedstocks in the United States 
     that could be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel.
       (3) Induced land-use change emissions.--The term ``induced 
     land-use change emissions'' means the greenhouse gas 
     emissions resulting from the conversion of land to the 
     production of feedstocks and from the conversion of other 
     land due to the displacement of crops or animals for which 
     the original land was previously used, as calculated using 
     appropriate modeling techniques approved by a regulating 
     authority.
       (4) Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.--The term 
     ``lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions'' means the combined 
     greenhouse gas emissions from feedstock production, 
     collection of feedstock, transportation of feedstock to fuel 
     production facilities, conversion of feedstock to fuel, 
     transportation and distribution of fuel, and fuel combustion 
     in an aircraft engine, as well as from induced land-use 
     change emissions, as calculated using appropriate modeling 
     techniques approved by a regulating authority.
       (5) Qualified feedstock.--The term ``qualified feedstock'' 
     means sources of hydrogen and carbon not originating from 
     unrefined or refined petrochemicals.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (7) Sustainable aviation fuel.--The term ``sustainable 
     aviation fuel'' means liquid fuel consisting of synthesized 
     hydrocarbons that--
       (A) meets the requirements of a Department of Defense 
     specification for military jet fuel or an American Society of 
     Testing and Materials specification for aviation turbine 
     fuel;
       (B) is derived from qualified feedstock;
       (C) is certified by the Environmental Protection Agency 
     Administrator that such fuel--
       (i) either--

       (I) conforms to the standards, recommended practices, 
     requirements and criteria, supporting documents, 
     implementation elements, and any other technical guidance for 
     sustainable aviation fuels that are adopted by the 
     International Civil Aviation Organization with the agreement 
     of the United States; or
       (II) meets the definition of ``advanced biofuel'' under 
     section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)(1)), as demonstrated by compliance with Environmental 
     Protection Agency implementing regulations under subpart M of 
     part 80 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; and

       (ii) achieves at least a 50-percent reduction in lifecycle 
     greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional jet fuel.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1829. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to 
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2306(c)(2) insert ``based on their technical 
     merit and market relevance and pursuant to policies adopted 
     through impartial processes that treat all members and 
     technical contributions fairly and impartially,'' after ``for 
     digital economy technologies,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1830. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to 
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2505(f)(1)(F), strike ``education; and'' in 
     clause (xi) and all that follows through ``(xii) 
     identifying'' in clause (xii) and insert the following: 
     ``education;
       (xii) in collaboration with the Manufacturing USA Network 
     and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 
     studying mechanisms by which the Federal Government can 
     identify, maintain contact with, and call on industry experts 
     for the purpose of assisting the Secretary in collaborating 
     with industry partners and Federal agencies to mitigate 
     scarcities of supplies that are critical to the crisis 
     preparedness of the United States; and
       (xiii) identifying
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1831. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and

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Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY 
                   APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), as amended by section 2, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2219. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
     `area career and technical education school' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
       ``(2) Community college.--The term `community college' 
     means a public institution of higher education at which the 
     highest degree that is predominantly awarded to students is 
     an associate's degree, including--
       ``(A) a 2-year Tribal College or and University, as defined 
     in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c); and
       ``(B) a public 2-year State institution of higher 
     education.
       ``(3) Cybersecurity work roles.--The term `cybersecurity 
     work roles' means the work roles outlined in the National 
     Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Cybersecurity 
     Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181), or 
     any successor framework.
       ``(4) Education and training provider.--The term `education 
     and training provider' means--
       ``(A) an area career and technical education school;
       ``(B) an early college high school;
       ``(C) an educational service agency;
       ``(D) a high school;
       ``(E) a local educational agency or State educational 
     agency;
       ``(F) a Tribal educational agency, Tribally controlled 
     college or university, or Tribally controlled postsecondary 
     career and technical institution;
       ``(G) a postsecondary educational institution;
       ``(H) a minority-serving institution;
       ``(I) a provider of adult education and literacy activities 
     under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3271 et seq.);
       ``(J) a local agency administering plans under title I of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
     than section 112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
     741);
       ``(K) a related instruction provider, including a qualified 
     intermediary acting as a related instruction provider as 
     approved by a registration agency;
       ``(L) a Job Corps center, as defined in section 142 of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192); or
       ``(M) a consortium of entities described in any of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (L).
       ``(5) Eligible entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(i) a program sponsor;
       ``(ii) a State workforce development board or State 
     workforce agency, or a local workforce development board or 
     local workforce development agency;
       ``(iii) an education and training provider;
       ``(iv) if the applicant is in a State with a State 
     apprenticeship agency, such State apprenticeship agency;
       ``(v) an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization;
       ``(vi) an industry or sector partnership, a group of 
     employers, a trade association, or a professional association 
     that sponsors or participates in a program under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(vii) a Governor of a State;
       ``(viii) a labor organization or joint labor-management 
     organization; or
       ``(ix) a qualified intermediary.
       ``(B) Sponsor requirement.--Not fewer than 1 entity 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall be the sponsor of a 
     program under the national apprenticeship system.
       ``(6) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(7) Local educational agency; secondary school.--The 
     terms `local educational agency' and `secondary school' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 8101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7801).
       ``(8) Local workforce development board.--The term `local 
     workforce development board' has the meaning given the term 
     `local board' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(9) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
     organization' means an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
       ``(10) Provider of adult education.--The term `provider of 
     adult education' has the meaning given the term `eligible 
     provider' in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family 
     Literacy Act (29 U.S.C. 3272).
       ``(11) Related instruction.--The term `related instruction' 
     means an organized and systematic form of instruction 
     designed to provide an individual in an apprenticeship 
     program with the knowledge of the technical subjects related 
     to the intended occupation of the individual after completion 
     of the program.
       ``(12) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means any person, 
     association, committee, or organization operating an 
     apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is, or 
     is to be, registered or approved.
       ``(13) State apprenticeship agency.--The term `State 
     apprenticeship agency' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 29.2 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     corresponding similar regulation or ruling.
       ``(14) State workforce development board.--The term `State 
     workforce development board' has the meaning given the term 
     `State board' in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(15) WIOA terms.--The terms `career planning', 
     `community-based organization', `economic development 
     agency', `industry or sector partnership', `on-the-job 
     training', `recognized postsecondary credential', and 
     `workplace learning advisor' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
       ``(16) Qualified intermediary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified intermediary' means 
     an entity that demonstrates expertise in building, 
     connecting, sustaining, and measuring the performance of 
     partnerships described in subparagraph (B) and serves program 
     participants and employers by--
       ``(i) connecting employers to programs under the national 
     apprenticeship system;
       ``(ii) assisting in the design and implementation of such 
     programs, including curriculum development and delivery for 
     related instruction;
       ``(iii) supporting entities, sponsors, or program 
     administrators in meeting the registration and reporting 
     requirements of this Act;
       ``(iv) providing professional development activities such 
     as training to mentors;
       ``(v) supporting the recruitment, retention, and completion 
     of potential program participants, including nontraditional 
     apprenticeship populations and individuals with barriers to 
     employment;
       ``(vi) developing and providing personalized program 
     participant supports, including by partnering with 
     organizations to provide access to or referrals for 
     supportive services and financial advising;
       ``(vii) providing services, resources, and supports for 
     development, delivery, expansion, or improvement of programs 
     under the national apprenticeship system; or
       ``(viii) serving as a program sponsor.
       ``(B) Partnerships.--The term `partnerships described in 
     subparagraph (B)' means partnerships among entities involved 
     in, or applying to participate in, programs under the 
     national apprenticeship system, including--
       ``(i) industry or sector partnerships;
       ``(ii) partnerships among employers, joint labor-management 
     organizations, labor organizations, community-based 
     organizations, industry associations, State or local 
     workforce development boards, education and training 
     providers, social service organizations, economic development 
     organizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, one-
     stop operators, one-stop partners, or veterans service 
     organizations in the State workforce development system; or
       ``(iii) partnerships among 1 or more of the entities 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii).
       ``(b) Establishment of Apprenticeship Programs.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Director may establish 1 or more apprenticeship programs as 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Apprenticeship Programs Described.--An apprenticeship 
     program described in this subsection is an apprenticeship 
     program that--
       ``(1) leads directly to employment in--
       ``(A) a cybersecurity work role with the Agency; or
       ``(B) a position with a company or other entity provided 
     that the position is--
       ``(i) certified by the Director as contributing to the 
     national cybersecurity of the United States; and
       ``(ii) funded at least in majority part through a contract, 
     grant, or cooperative agreement with the Agency;
       ``(2) is focused on competencies and related learning 
     necessary, as determined by the Director, to meet the 
     immediate and ongoing needs of cybersecurity work roles at 
     the Agency; and
       ``(3) is registered with and approved by the Office of 
     Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a State 
     apprenticeship agency pursuant to the Act of August 16, 1937 
     (commonly known as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 29 
     U.S.C. 50 et seq.).
       ``(d) Coordination.--In the development of an 
     apprenticeships program under this section, the Director 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Director of the National Science 
     Foundation, and the Director

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     of the Office of Personnel Management to leverage existing 
     resources, research, communities of practice, and frameworks 
     for developing cybersecurity apprenticeship programs.
       ``(e) Optional Use of Grants or Cooperative Agreements.--An 
     apprenticeship program under this section may include 
     entering into a contract or cooperative agreement with or 
     making a grant to an eligible entity if determined 
     appropriate by the Director based on the eligible entity--
       ``(1) demonstrating experience in implementing and 
     providing career planning and career pathways toward 
     apprenticeship programs;
       ``(2) having knowledge of cybersecurity workforce 
     development;
       ``(3) being eligible to enter into a contract or 
     cooperative agreement with or receive grant funds from the 
     Agency as described in this section;
       ``(4) providing students who complete the apprenticeship 
     program with a recognized postsecondary credential;
       ``(5) using related instruction that is specifically 
     aligned with the needs of the Agency and utilizes workplace 
     learning advisors and on-the-job training to the greatest 
     extent possible; and
       ``(6) demonstrating successful outcomes connecting 
     graduates of the apprenticeship program to careers relevant 
     to the program.
       ``(f) Applications.--If the Director enters into an 
     arrangement as described in subsection (e), an eligible 
     entity seeking a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant 
     under the program shall submit to the Director an application 
     at such time, in such manner, and containing such information 
     as the Director may require.
       ``(g) Priority.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement under this 
     section, the Director may prioritize an eligible entity 
     that--
       ``(1) is a member of an industry or sector partnership;
       ``(2) provides related instruction for an apprenticeship 
     program through--
       ``(A) a local educational agency, a secondary school, a 
     provider of adult education, an area career and technical 
     education school, or an institution of higher education; or
       ``(B) an apprenticeship program that was registered with 
     the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency 
     before the date on which the eligible entity applies for the 
     grant under subsection (g);
       ``(3) works with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, or veterans organizations to transition 
     members of the Armed Forces and veterans to apprenticeship 
     programs in a relevant sector; or
       ``(4) plans to use the grant to carry out the 
     apprenticeship program with an entity that receives State 
     funding or is operated by a State agency.
       ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Director shall provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities to leverage the 
     existing job training and education programs of the Agency 
     and other relevant programs at appropriate Federal agencies.
       ``(i) Excepted Service.--Participants in the program may be 
     entered into cybersecurity-specific excepted service 
     positions as determined appropriate by the Director and 
     authorized by section 2208.
       ``(j) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not less than once every 2 years after 
     the establishment of an apprenticeship program under this 
     section, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the program, including--
       ``(A) a description of--
       ``(i) any activity carried out by the Agency under this 
     section;
       ``(ii) any entity that enters into a contract or agreement 
     with or receives a grant from the Agency under subsection 
     (e);
       ``(iii) any activity carried out using a contract, 
     agreement, or grant under this section as described in 
     subsection (e); and
       ``(iv) best practices used to leverage the investment of 
     the Federal Government under this section; and
       ``(B) an assessment of the results achieved by the program, 
     including the rate of continued employment at the Agency for 
     participants after completing an apprenticeship program 
     carried out under this section.
       ``(k) Performance Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     establishment of an apprenticeship program under this 
     section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit 
     to Congress and the Secretary of Labor a report on the 
     effectiveness of the program based on the accountability 
     measures described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)).
       ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Agency such sums as necessary to 
     carry out this section.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
     (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 2218, as added by section 
     2, the following:

``Sec. 2219. Apprenticeship program.''.

     SEC. __. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBERSECURITY TRAINING FOR VETERANS 
                   AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TRANSITIONING 
                   TO CIVILIAN LIFE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary 
     shall provide cybersecurity-specific training for eligible 
     individuals.
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
     ``eligible individual'' is an individual who is--
       (1) a member of the Armed Forces transitioning from service 
     in the Armed Forces to civilian life; or
       (2) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code).
       (c) Elements.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) 
     shall incorporate--
       (1) virtual platforms for coursework and training;
       (2) work-based learning opportunities and programs; and
       (3) the provision of portable credentials to eligible 
     individuals who graduate from the pilot program.
       (d) Alignment With NICE Cybersecurity Workforce 
     Framework.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) 
     shall align with the taxonomy, knowledge, skills, abilities, 
     and tasks from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
     Education Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special 
     Publication 800-181), or any successor framework.
       (e) Coordination.--In developing the pilot program required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management to leverage 
     platforms and frameworks of the Federal Government for 
     providing cybersecurity education and training to prevent 
     duplication of efforts.
       (f) Resources.--
       (1) In general.--In any case in which the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a) uses a program of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs or platforms and frameworks described in 
     subsection (e), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take 
     such actions as may be necessary to ensure that those 
     programs, platforms, and frameworks are expanded and 
     resourced to accommodate increased usage from eligible 
     individuals participating in the pilot program.
       (2) Actions.--Actions described in paragraph (1) may 
     include providing additional funding, staff, or other 
     resources to--
       (A) provide administrative support for basic functions of 
     the pilot program;
       (B) ensure the success and ongoing engagement of eligible 
     individuals participating in the pilot program; and
       (C) connect graduates of the pilot program to job 
     opportunities within the Federal Government.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Portable credential.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``portable credential'' means a 
     documented award by a responsible and authorized entity that 
     has determined that an individual has achieved specific 
     learning outcomes relative to a given standard.
       (B) Inclusions.--The term ``portable credential'' includes 
     a degree, diploma, license, certificate, badge, and 
     professional or industry certification that--
       (i) has value locally and nationally in labor markets, 
     educational systems, or other contexts;
       (ii) is defined publicly in such a way that allows 
     educators, employers, and other individuals and entities to 
     understand and verify the full set of competencies 
     represented by the credential; and
       (iii) enables a holder of the credential to move vertically 
     and horizontally within and across training and education 
     systems for the attainment of other credentials.
       (2) Work-based learning.--The term ``work-based learning'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
     2302).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1832. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. INVESTIGATIONS BY NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
                   RIGHTS COORDINATION CENTER OF PERSONAL 
                   PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, MEDICINE, AND OTHER 
                   PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS.

       Section 305 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
     Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4344) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``sources of 
     merchandise'' the following: ``(including personal protective 
     equipment, medicine, and other public health goods, 
     treatments, and supplies)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the National Intellectual 
     Property Rights Coordination Center $20,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2027 for the salaries and expenses 
     of permanent full-time employees dedicated to supporting 
     investigations under subsection (b).''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1833. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. DUTIES OF INTERAGENCY CENTER ON TRADE 
                   IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, AND ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 141(h)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2171(h)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) investigating practices of countries that are major 
     trading partners of the United States in order to identify 
     and address violations of trade agreements and other 
     practices that have systemic, diffuse impacts on the economy 
     and workers of the United States or systemic impacts on the 
     resiliency of multiple critical domestic supply chains;''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1834. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

       (a) Definition of Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (6) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (7) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (8) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (9) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (10) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (b) Requirement to Submit Report.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a classified report, which may include an 
     unclassified summary, that assesses the viability of a 
     national supply chain intelligence center to consolidate and 
     coordinate Federal supply chain intelligence efforts and 
     coordinate with industry stakeholders.
       (c) Elements of the Report.--The report submitted under 
     subsection (b) shall--
       (1) identify existing supply chain intelligence efforts and 
     capabilities, including those focused on foreign investment 
     risks, across the Federal Government;
       (2) identify existing supply chain intelligence efforts and 
     capabilities in the private sector, including efforts by 
     information sharing and analysis centers, information sharing 
     and analysis organizations, systemic analysis and research 
     centers, and cybersecurity intelligence firms;
       (3) identify continuing gaps between, and opportunities 
     for, greater integration of national supply chain 
     intelligence efforts among--
       (A) Federal agencies;
       (B) State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities; and
       (C) the private sector in its role of securing critical 
     supply chains;
       (4) identify any gaps in intelligence support to the 
     Department of Commerce and recommend options to provide any 
     necessary and appropriate support, such as by adding 
     appropriate offices within the Department of Commerce to the 
     definition of the term ``intelligence community'' in section 
     3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003) and 
     expanding hiring authorities of the Department of Commerce in 
     a manner comparable to that of other elements of the 
     intelligence community;
       (5) assess areas where existing Federal supply chain 
     intelligence centers, or portions of a center's mission, such 
     as those examining foreign investment risks, would benefit 
     from greater integration or collocation to support cross-
     governmental collaboration and collaboration with critical 
     infrastructure operators;
       (6) identify facility needs for a national supply chain 
     intelligence center to adequately host personnel, maintain 
     sensitive compartmented information facilities, and other 
     resources to fulfill its mission as the primary center for 
     supply chain intelligence in the Federal Government and the 
     integrator of public-private efforts to create, analyze, and 
     disseminate supply chain intelligence products;
       (7) assess the resources, funding, and personnel required 
     for a national supply chain intelligence center to fulfill 
     its mission as the primary center for supply chain 
     intelligence in the Federal Government and an integrator of 
     public-private efforts to create, analyze, and disseminate 
     supply chain intelligence products;
       (8) assess continuing gaps and limitations in the ability 
     of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to 
     provide for greater centralization of Federal Government 
     supply chain intelligence efforts, including whether to 
     create national intelligence officer and national 
     intelligence manager positions for national supply chain 
     security;
       (9) assess continuing limitations or hurdles in the 
     security clearance program for private sector partners and in 
     integrating private sector partners into a national supply 
     chain intelligence center;
       (10) assess continuing limitations or hurdles in 
     downgrading intelligence from a higher to lower level of 
     classification, or creating tear lines for private sector 
     partners; and
       (11) recommend procedures and criteria for increasing and 
     expanding the participation and integration of public- and 
     private-sector personnel into Federal Government supply chain 
     intelligence efforts.
       (d) Plan.--Upon submitting the report under subsection (b), 
     the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, the 
     Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce, 
     may submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     classified plan, which may include an unclassified summary, 
     to establish a national supply chain intelligence center, if 
     appropriate, or to implement other mechanisms for improving 
     supply chain intelligence coordination and sharing among 
     Federal departments and agencies and to provide direct supply 
     chain intelligence support to the private sector.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1835. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title II of division C, add 
     the following:

     SECTION 3219L. ACTION PLAN AND REPORT ON OUTCOMES OF THE 
                   WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the Department of Health 
     and Human Services--
       (1) represents the United States at the World Health 
     Assembly each year; and
       (2) assists with diplomatic efforts in global health 
     throughout the year.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (E) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (F) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) WHA.--The term ``WHA'' means the World Health Assembly.
       (c) Action Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, shall provide to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress an action plan that includes--
       (1) a plan for future diplomatic, surveillance, and 
     interagency efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic by the 
     Office of Global Affairs in reflection of the SARS-CoV-2 
     virus and its work with international institutions, including 
     the World Health Organization and its member states;
       (2) the identification of techniques the Office of Global 
     Affairs has employed that would address future pandemics or 
     other global health emergencies;
       (3) a retrospective analysis of diplomatic efforts to 
     engage with the People's Republic

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     of China regarding the SARS-CoV-2 virus, both bilaterally and 
     through international institutions; and
       (4) how the lessons learned from the analysis described in 
     paragraph (3) could be applied to future scenarios to address 
     future pandemics or other global health emergencies.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the closing 
     session of each annual WHA, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Secretary of State, and the heads of other 
     relevant executive departments, shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that includes--
       (1) a list of all WHA working groups and their members, 
     including all of the proposals put forth by these working 
     groups to the WHA;
       (2) an explanation of the United States' strategy at the 
     WHA, including--
       (A) a summary of actions taken by United States officials 
     and diplomats to advance a strategy related to the Peoples 
     Republic of China and the SARS-CoV-2 virus;
       (B) a detailed account of the actions by the People's 
     Republic of China and other nations of interest, as 
     designated by the Secretary of State, to impede the United 
     States' strategy at the WHA; and
       (C) the effect of the actions referred to in subparagraph 
     (B) on the outcome of any votes by the WHA; and
       (3) an overview of any outbreaks of infectious diseases 
     with pandemic potential, including--
       (A) detailed descriptions of any Public Health Emergencies 
     of International Concern; and
       (B) the steps taken by the World Health Organization and 
     national health entities to combat such public health 
     emergencies.
       (e) Form.--The report required under subsection (d) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1836. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Ms. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. ANNUAL REPORT ON EXPORT RESTRICTIONS OF CERTAIN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 
     2026, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Director of National Intelligence, 
     and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary 
     of State determines appropriate, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of 
     export restrictions implemented by covered nations, including 
     any changes made to those export restrictions during the one-
     year period preceding the date of submission of the report.
       (b) Inclusion of Description of Certain Actions.--To the 
     extent practical, the Secretary of State shall include in 
     each report submitted under subsection (a) a description of 
     any action taken by a covered nation with respect to the 
     export restrictions implemented by that nation that can 
     reasonably be considered a response to an action taken by the 
     United States Government.
       (c) Form.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in an unclassified form that can be made 
     available to the public, but may include a classified annex 
     if necessary.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
     Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Covered nation.--The term ``covered nation'' means a 
     country listed as Country Group D or Country Group E in 
     Supplement 1 to Part 740 of the Export Administration 
     Regulations, or successor similar regulations.
       (3) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export 
     Administration Regulations'' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
     U.S.C. 4801).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1837. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 88, strike lines 4 through 12, and insert the 
     following:
       (i) a historically Black college or university which is a 
     part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061));
       (ii) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 
     502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a));
       (iii) a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
     316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c));
       (iv) an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native 
     Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));
       (v) a Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 
     section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(c));
       (vi) an Asian American and Native American Pacific 
     Islander-serving institution (as defined in section 371(c) of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))); or
       (vii) a Native American-serving nontribal institution (as 
     defined in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))); and
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1838. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title III of division F, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 63__. PROHIBITION ON SHARING OF INFORMATION RELATING TO 
                   THE MANUFACTURE OF VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--No manufacturer of a vaccine, including 
     any vaccine related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that was 
     developed in whole or in part with the support of Federal 
     funds may enter into an agreement to share or provide any 
     intellectual property, procedure, machinery, or material for 
     the manufacture of such vaccine with an entity in a foreign 
     country unless the President of the United States certifies 
     that--
       (1) the foreign country is a signatory to, and in full 
     compliance with, the Biological Weapons Convention; and
       (2) the entity in a foreign country that would be a 
     recipient of such intellectual property, procedure, 
     machinery, or material for the manufacture of a vaccine fully 
     complies with the requirements of the Food and Drug 
     Administration or equivalent requirements and procedures for 
     determining the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
       (b) Biological Weapons Convention.--In this section, the 
     term ``Biological Weapons Convention'' means the Convention 
     on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and 
     Stockpiling of Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their 
     Destruction, done at Washington, London, and Moscow, April 
     10, 1972.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1839. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 5212.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1840. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title II of division C, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3219L. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEED FOR REFORMS TO RULES OF 
                   THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.

       It is the sense of Congress that--

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       (1) although the United States finds value and usefulness 
     in the World Trade Organization in fulfilling the needs of 
     the United States and other free and open economies in the 
     21st century, significant reforms at the World Trade 
     Organization are needed; and
       (2) the United States must continue to demonstrate 
     leadership to achieve reforms that restore the effectiveness 
     of the rules of the World Trade Organization for special and 
     differential treatment to ensure those rules promote 
     advancement for truly developing countries, rather than 
     becoming tools for globally competitive countries such as the 
     People's Republic of China to be designated as developing 
     countries to engage in protectionism and market distortions.
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  SA 1841. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 25__. INFORMATION ON MISLEADING AND INELIGIBLE READY-TO-
                   EAT IMPORTED FISH PRODUCTS.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection 
     Service shall inform the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, all applicable private 
     establishments (such as importers, distributors, retail and 
     wholesale facilities, and trade associations) of, with 
     respect to all fish of the order Siluriformes--
       (1) the prohibitions under section 10(c) of the Federal 
     Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 610(c)); and
       (2) the requirements under section 557.2 of title 9, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1842. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 3142. COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF CHINESE PROPAGANDA 
                   EFFORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
     of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on Chinese propaganda efforts 
     around the world.
       (b) Elements.--The report shall include, for each country 
     in which Chinese propaganda occurs--
       (1) a description of all Chinese propaganda efforts in the 
     country, including any propaganda directed against the United 
     States, allies and partners, and Taiwan;
       (2) an analysis of the impact of the propaganda; and
       (3) a description of any United States efforts to 
     counteract the Chinese propaganda with accurate information 
     and an evaluation of the effectiveness of United States 
     efforts.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in classified form with an unclassified summary.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1843. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 28(f)(6) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980, as added by section 2401, insert at 
     the end the following: ``The deployment of any site 
     connectivity infrastructure related to broadband shall not be 
     granted if the area receives Federal funds under another 
     Federal program related to broadband infrastructure or 
     equipment, including the Rural Utilities Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture or the Universal Service Fund of 
     the Federal Communications Commission.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1844. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Section 2210 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       (h) Nonduplication.--The Director shall not carry out any 
     activity under this section until the Director certifies that 
     the activities to be carried out under this section will not 
     duplicate activities carried out under other Federal programs 
     (other than programs carried out under this Act).
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  SA 1845. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 2401.
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  SA 1846. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2508, strike subsection (o) and insert the 
     following:
       (o) Funding.--The Chief Manufacturing Officer is authorized 
     to use only existing funds (available to the Executive Office 
     of the President on the date of enactment of this Act) to 
     carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1847. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be 
     known as the ``Regulatory Oversight and Review Task Force'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of--
       (A) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Task Force;
       (B) 1 representative of the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs; and
       (C) 10 individuals from the private sector, who shall be 
     appointed by the President.
       (2) Expertise.--Each member of the Task Force appointed 
     under paragraph (1)(C) shall be an individual with expertise 
     in a key technology focus area, as defined in section 2002.
       (3) Appointment.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint each 
     member of the Task Force under paragraph (1)(C).
       (c) Consultation With GAO.--In carrying out its functions 
     under this section, the Task Force shall consult with the 
     Government Accountability Office.

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       (d) No Compensation.--A member of the Task Force may not 
     receive any compensation for serving on the Task Force.
       (e) Evaluation of Regulations.--The Task Force shall 
     evaluate, and provide recommendations for modification, 
     consolidation, harmonization, or repeal of, Federal 
     regulations that--
       (1) exclude or otherwise inhibit competition, causing 
     industries of the United States to be less competitive with 
     global competitors;
       (2) create barriers to entry for United States businesses, 
     including entrepreneurs and startups;
       (3) increase the operating costs for domestic 
     manufacturing;
       (4) impose substantial compliance costs and other burdens 
     on industries of the United States, making those industries 
     less competitive with global competitors;
       (5) impose burdensome and lengthy permitting processes and 
     requirements;
       (6) impact energy production by United States businesses 
     and make the United States dependent on foreign countries for 
     energy supply;
       (7) restrict domestic mining, including the mining of 
     critical minerals; or
       (8) inhibit capital formation in the economy of the United 
     States.
       (f) Website.--The Task Force shall establish and maintain a 
     user-friendly, public-facing website to be--
       (1) a portal for the submission of written comments under 
     subsection (h); and
       (2) a gateway for reports and key information.
       (g) Duty of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Task 
     Force, a Federal agency shall provide applicable documents 
     and information to help the Task Force carry out its 
     functions under this section.
       (h) Written Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.-- Not later than 15 days after the first 
     meeting of the Task Force, the Task Force shall initiate a 
     process to solicit and collect written recommendations 
     regarding regulations described in subsection (e) from the 
     general public, interested parties, Federal agencies, and 
     other relevant entities.
       (2) Manner of submission.--The Task Force shall allow 
     written recommendations under paragraph (1) to be submitted 
     through--
       (A) the website of the Task Force;
       (B) regulations.gov;
       (C) the mail; or
       (D) other appropriate written means.
       (3) Publication.--The Task Force shall publish each 
     recommendation submitted under paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the Federal Register;
       (B) on the website of the Task Force; and
       (C) on regulations.gov.
       (4) Public outreach.--In addition to soliciting and 
     collecting written recommendations under paragraph (1), the 
     Task Force shall conduct public outreach and convene focus 
     groups throughout the United States to solicit feedback and 
     public comments regarding regulations described in subsection 
     (e).
       (5) Review and consideration.--The Task Force shall review 
     the information received under paragraphs (1) and (4) and 
     consider including that information in the reports and 
     special message required under subsections (i) and (j), 
     respectively.
       (i) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--The Task Force shall submit quarterly and 
     annual reports to Congress on the findings of the Task Force 
     under this section.
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) analyze the Federal regulations identified in 
     accordance with subsection (e); and
       (B) provide recommendations for modifications, 
     consolidation, harmonization, and repeal of the regulations 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       (j) Special Message to Congress.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``covered 
     resolution'' means a joint resolution--
       (A) the matter after the resolving clause of which contains 
     only--
       (i) a list of some or all of the regulations that were 
     recommended for repeal in a special message submitted to 
     Congress under paragraph (2); and
       (ii) a provision that immediately repeals the listed 
     regulations upon enactment of the joint resolution; and
       (B) upon which Congress completes action before the end of 
     the first period of 60 calendar days after the date on which 
     the special message described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this 
     paragraph is received by Congress.
       (2) Submission.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than the first day on which both 
     Houses of Congress are in session after May 1 of each year, 
     the Task Force shall submit a special message to Congress 
     that--
       (i) details each regulation that the Task Force recommends 
     for repeal; and
       (ii) explains why each regulation should be repealed.
       (B) Delivery to house and senate; printing.--Each special 
     message submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be--
       (i) delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
     and the Secretary of the Senate; and
       (ii) printed in the Congressional Record.
       (3) Procedure in house and senate.--
       (A) Referral.--A covered resolution shall be referred to 
     the appropriate committee of the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate, as the case may be.
       (B) Discharge of committee.--If the committee to which a 
     covered resolution has been referred has not reported the 
     resolution at the end of 25 calendar days after the 
     introduction of the resolution--
       (i) the committee shall be discharged from further 
     consideration of the resolution; and
       (ii) the resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
     calendar.
       (4) Floor consideration in the house.--
       (A) Motion to proceed.--
       (i) In general.--When the committee of the House of 
     Representatives has reported, or has been discharged from 
     further consideration of, a covered resolution, it shall at 
     any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous 
     motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to 
     proceed to the consideration of the resolution.
       (ii) Privilege.--A motion described in clause (i) shall be 
     highly privileged and not debatable.
       (iii) No amendment or motion to reconsider.--An amendment 
     to a motion described in clause (i) shall not be in order, 
     nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by 
     which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
       (B) Debate.--
       (i) In general.--Debate in the House of Representatives on 
     a covered resolution shall be limited to not more than 2 
     hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring 
     and those opposing the resolution.
       (ii) No motion to reconsider.--It shall not be in order in 
     the House of Representatives to move to reconsider the vote 
     by which a covered resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
       (C) No motion to postpone consideration or proceed to 
     consideration of other business.--In the House of 
     Representatives, motions to postpone, made with respect to 
     the consideration of a covered resolution, and motions to 
     proceed to the consideration of other business, shall not be 
     in order.
       (D) Appeals from decisions of chair.--An appeal from the 
     decision of the Chair relating to the application of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives to the procedure 
     relating to a covered resolution shall be decided without 
     debate.
       (5) Floor consideration in the senate.--
       (A) Motion to proceed.--
       (i) In general.--Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
     Rules of the Senate, when the committee of the Senate to 
     which a covered resolution is referred has reported, or has 
     been discharged from further consideration of, a covered 
     resolution, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even 
     though a previous motion to the same effect has been 
     disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the 
     resolution and all points of order against the covered 
     resolution are waived.
       (ii) Division of time.--A motion to proceed described in 
     clause (i) is subject to 4 hours of debate divided equally 
     between those favoring and those opposing the covered 
     resolution.
       (iii) No amendment or motion to postpone or proceed to 
     other business.--A motion to proceed described in clause (i) 
     is not subject to--

       (I) amendment;
       (II) a motion to postpone; or
       (III) a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business.

       (B) Floor consideration.--
       (i) General.--In the Senate, a covered resolution shall be 
     subject to 10 hours of debate divided equally between those 
     favoring and those opposing the covered resolution.
       (ii) Amendments.--In the Senate, no amendment to a covered 
     resolution shall be in order, except an amendment that 
     strikes from or adds to the list required under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(i) a regulation recommended for repeal by the Task 
     Force.
       (iii) Motions and appeals.--In the Senate, a motion to 
     reconsider a vote on final passage of a covered resolution 
     shall not be in order, and points of order, including 
     questions of relevancy, and appeals from the decision of the 
     Presiding Officer, shall be decided without debate.
       (6) Receipt of resolution from other house.--If, before 
     passing a covered resolution, one House receives from the 
     other a covered resolution--
       (A) the covered resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been 
     discharged from committee on the day on which it is received; 
     and
       (B) the procedures set forth in paragraph (4) or (5), as 
     applicable, shall apply in the receiving House to the covered 
     resolution received from the other House to the same extent 
     as those procedures apply to a covered resolution of the 
     receiving House.
       (7) Rules of the house of representatives and the senate.--
     Paragraphs (3) through (7) are enacted by Congress--
       (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such are 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedures to be followed 
     in the House in the case of covered resolutions, and 
     supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
     inconsistent with such other rules; and
       (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

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  SA 1848. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEFENSE 
                   ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Defense Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1849. Mr. SASSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. __. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ARTIFICIAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE- AND MACHINE LEARNING-ENABLED 
                   GAME.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology and Policy, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
     Defense, the Attorney General of the United States, the 
     Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of such 
     other agencies as the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy considers appropriate, shall conduct an 
     artificial intelligence- and machine learning-enabled game of 
     games covering each instrument of national power.
       (b) Plan Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall submit to Congress a plan for the 
     execution of the game described in subsection (a).
       (2) Form.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in classified form.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy to carry out this section $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2022.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1850. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON EDGE NETWORK AUDIO 
                   VISUAL SYSTEMS INVOLVING A FOREIGN ADVERSARY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Edge network audio visual system.--The term ``edge 
     network audio visual system'' means audio-visual 
     communications equipment used at the edge of 
     telecommunications networks, such as headsets, webcams or 
     other video cameras, desk telephones, conference telephones, 
     videoconferencing devices, and related services, to 
     facilitate voice and video communications.
       (2) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' 
     means any foreign government or foreign non-government person 
     engaged in a long term pattern or serious instances of 
     conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the 
     United States or security and safety of United States 
     persons.
       (3) ICTS transaction.--The term ``ICTS Transaction'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 7.2 of part 7 of title 
     15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the reliance on edge network audio visual systems has 
     increased significantly as a result of changes in workplace 
     environment and adoption of new technologies, including 
     during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with 
     more widespread uptake of remote work, meetings, virtual 
     offices, and other communications; and
       (2) the use of edge network audio visual systems 
     increasingly involves sensitive personal, business, and 
     government information that could present a cybersecurity or 
     national security risk based on the presence of security 
     vulnerabilities or when a manufacturer is susceptible to 
     undue influence by foreign adversaries.
       (c) Investigation and Report.--
       (1) Investigation.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall, in consultation with the heads of such other Federal 
     departments and agencies as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate, commence an investigation regarding--
       (A) whether certain manufacturers of edge network audio 
     visual systems and associated ICTS Transactions involving a 
     foreign adversary may present an undue or unacceptable risk 
     to cybersecurity or national security; and
       (B) if so, whether restrictions should be imposed on such 
     edge network audio visual systems and associated ICTS 
     Transactions in accordance with such part.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the results of such investigation.
       (B) Form.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex. The unclassified portion of the report 
     shall include information about the results of the 
     investigation and recommendations.
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  SA 1851. Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
Peters) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of division F, add the following:

            TITLE IV--TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY WORKFORCE

     SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Telecommunications Skilled 
     Workforce Act''.

     SEC. 6402. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

       (a) In General.--Part I of title III of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 344. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term 
     `telecommunications interagency working group' means the 
     interagency working group established under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Chairman of the Commission, in 
     partnership with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish 
     within the Commission an interagency working group to develop 
     recommendations to address the workforce needs of the 
     telecommunications industry, including the safety of that 
     workforce.
       ``(2) Date of establishment.--The telecommunications 
     interagency working group shall be considered established on 
     the date on which a majority of the members of the working 
     group have been appointed, consistent with subsection (d).
       ``(c) Duties.--In developing recommendations under 
     subsection (b), the telecommunications interagency working 
     group shall--
       ``(1) determine whether, and if so how, any Federal laws, 
     regulations, guidance, policies, or practices, or any 
     budgetary constraints, may be amended to strengthen the 
     ability of institutions of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001)) or for-profit businesses to establish, adopt, or 
     expand programs intended to address the workforce needs of 
     the telecommunications industry, including the workforce 
     needed to build and maintain the 5G wireless infrastructure 
     necessary to support 5G wireless technology;
       ``(2) identify potential policies and programs that could 
     encourage and improve coordination among Federal agencies, 
     between Federal agencies and States, and among States, on 
     telecommunications workforce needs;
       ``(3) identify ways in which existing Federal programs, 
     including programs that help facilitate the employment of 
     veterans and military personnel transitioning into civilian 
     life, could be leveraged to help address the workforce needs 
     of the telecommunications industry;
       ``(4) identify ways to improve recruitment in workforce 
     development programs in the telecommunications industry;
       ``(5) identify Federal incentives that could be provided to 
     institutions of higher education, for-profit businesses, 
     State workforce development boards established under section 
     101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
     U.S.C. 3111), or other relevant stakeholders to establish or 
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     programs, expand current programs, or partner with registered 
     apprenticeship programs, to address the workforce needs of 
     the telecommunications industry, including such needs in 
     rural areas; and
       ``(6) identify ways to improve the safety of 
     telecommunications workers, including tower climbers.
       ``(d) Members.--The telecommunications interagency working 
     group shall be composed of the following representatives of 
     Federal agencies and relevant non-Federal industry and labor 
     stakeholder organizations:
       ``(1) A representative of the Department of Education, 
     appointed by the Secretary of Education.
       ``(2) A representative of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration, appointed by the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
       ``(3) A representative of the Commission, appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(4) A representative of a registered apprenticeship 
     program in construction or maintenance, appointed by the 
     Secretary of Labor.
       ``(5) A representative of a telecommunications industry 
     association, appointed by the Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(6) A representative of an Indian Tribe or Tribal 
     organization, appointed by the Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(7) A representative of a rural telecommunications 
     carrier, appointed by the Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(8) A representative of a telecommunications contractor 
     firm, appointed by the Chairman of the Commission.
       ``(9) A representative of a minority-serving institution 
     (defined as an institution of higher education described in 
     section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1067q(a))), appointed by the Secretary of Education.
       ``(10) A public interest advocate for tower climber safety, 
     appointed by the Secretary of Labor.
       ``(11) A representative of the Directorate of Construction 
     of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
     appointed by the Secretary of Labor.
       ``(12) A representative of a labor organization 
     representing the telecommunications workforce, appointed by 
     the Secretary of Labor.
       ``(e) No Compensation.--A member of the telecommunications 
     interagency working group shall serve without compensation.
       ``(f) Other Matters.--
       ``(1) Chair and vice chair.--The telecommunications 
     interagency working group shall name a chair and a vice 
     chair, who shall be responsible for organizing the business 
     of the working group.
       ``(2) Subgroups.--The chair and vice chair of the 
     telecommunications interagency working group, in consultation 
     with the other members of the telecommunications interagency 
     working group, may establish such subgroups as necessary to 
     help conduct the work of the telecommunications interagency 
     working group.
       ``(3) Support.--The Commission and the Secretary of Labor 
     may detail employees of the Commission and the Department of 
     Labor, respectively, to assist and support the work of the 
     telecommunications interagency working group, though such a 
     detailee shall not be considered to be a member of the 
     working group.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--
       ``(1) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date on which the telecommunications interagency working 
     group is established, the working group shall submit a report 
     containing its recommendations to address the workforce needs 
     of the telecommunications industry to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate;
       ``(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate;
       ``(C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(D) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(E) the Department of Labor; and
       ``(F) the Commission.
       ``(2) Majority support.--The telecommunications interagency 
     working group may not submit the report under paragraph (1) 
     unless the report has the support of not less than the 
     majority of the members of the working group.
       ``(3) Views.--The telecommunications interagency working 
     group shall--
       ``(A) include with the report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     any concurring or dissenting view offered by a member of the 
     working group; and
       ``(B) identify each member to whom each concurring or 
     dissenting view described in subparagraph (A) should be 
     attributed.
       ``(4) Public posting.--The Commission and the Secretary of 
     Labor shall make a copy of the report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) available to the public on the websites of the 
     Commission and the Department of Labor, respectively.
       ``(h) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     telecommunications interagency working group.''.
       (b) Sunset.--Section 344 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
     as added by subsection (a), shall be repealed on the day 
     after the date on which the interagency working group 
     established under subsection (b)(1) of that section submits 
     the report to Congress under subsection (g) of that section.

     SEC. 6403. TELECOMMUNICATIONS WORKFORCE GUIDANCE.

        Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Labor, in partnership with the Chairman 
     of the Federal Communications Commission, shall establish and 
     issue guidance on how States can address the workforce needs 
     and safety of the telecommunications industry, including 
     guidance on how a State workforce development board 
     established under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111) can--
       (1) utilize Federal resources available to States to meet 
     the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry;
       (2) promote and improve recruitment in workforce 
     development programs in the telecommunications industry; and
       (3) ensure the safety of the telecommunications workforce, 
     including tower climbers.

     SEC. 6404. GAO ASSESSMENT OF WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (2) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
     of the Senate;
       (3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that estimates the number of skilled 
     telecommunications workers that will be required to build and 
     maintain--
       (1) broadband infrastructure in rural areas, including 
     estimates based on--
       (A) current need; and
       (B) projected need, if Congress enacts legislation that 
     accelerates broadband infrastructure construction in the 
     United States; and
       (2) the wireless infrastructure needed to support 5G 
     wireless technology.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1852. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title I of division E, add the following:

     SEC. 51__. NO INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS FOR UNACCOUNTABLE 
                   ACTORS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Board'' means the Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board;
       (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission;
       (3) the term ``covered entity'' means--
       (A) an entity that is headquartered in, or otherwise 
     controlled by an entity that is headquartered in, a foreign 
     jurisdiction in which the Board is prevented from conducting 
     a complete inspection or investigation of a registered public 
     accounting firm under section 104 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
     of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7214) because of a position taken by an 
     authority in that foreign jurisdiction, as determined by the 
     Board; or
       (B) an entity that--
       (i) is headquartered in, or otherwise controlled by an 
     entity that is headquartered in, a foreign jurisdiction; and
       (ii) retains a registered public accounting firm described 
     in section 104(i)(2)(A) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 
     U.S.C. 7214(i)(2)(A));
       (4) the terms ``exchange'', ``issuer'', and ``security'' 
     have the meanings given the terms in section 3(a) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); and
       (5) the term ``national securities exchange'' means an 
     exchange registered as a national securities exchange under 
     section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78f).
       (b) Prohibitions Regarding Covered Entities.--Beginning on 
     the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act--
       (1) the Commission shall prohibit the initial listing of 
     the securities of a covered entity on a national securities 
     exchange;
       (2) if the securities of an issuer are listed on a national 
     securities exchange and, as a result of a business 
     combination, that issuer becomes a covered entity, the 
     Commission shall prohibit the national securities exchange 
     from continuing to list the securities of the issuer; and
       (3) a covered entity may not register a security of the 
     covered entity under section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange 
     Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(b)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1853. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Rubio, 
Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Tillis) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science

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Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title V of division B, the following:

     SEC. 2528. NATIONAL CRITICAL CAPABILITIES REVIEWS.

       (a) In General.--The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``TITLE X--NATIONAL CRITICAL CAPABILITIES REVIEWS

     ``SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Committee on Education and Labor, the 
     Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security, and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Committee.--The term `Committee' means the Committee 
     on National Critical Capabilities established under section 
     1002.
       ``(3) Control.--The term `control' means the power, direct 
     or indirect, whether exercised or not exercised, to 
     determine, direct, or decide important matters affecting an 
     entity, subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee.
       ``(4) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given the term `foreign adversary' in 
     section 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
     Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2)); and
       ``(B) may include a nonmarket economy country (as defined 
     in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1677(18))) identified by the Committee for purposes of this 
     paragraph by regulation.
       ``(5) Covered transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
     `covered transaction' means any of the following 
     transactions, proposed or pending on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this title:
       ``(i) Any transaction by a United States business that--

       ``(I) shifts or relocates to a country of concern, or 
     transfers to an entity of concern, the design, development, 
     production, manufacture, fabrication, supply, servicing, 
     testing, management, operation, investment, ownership, or any 
     other essential elements involving one or more national 
     critical capabilities identified under subparagraph (B)(ii); 
     or
       ``(II) could result in an unacceptable risk to a national 
     critical capability.

       ``(ii) Any other transaction, transfer, agreement, or 
     arrangement, the structure of which is designed or intended 
     to evade or circumvent the application of this title, subject 
     to regulations prescribed by the Committee.
       ``(B) Regulations.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Committee shall prescribe 
     regulations further defining the term `covered transaction' 
     in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     `Administrative Procedure Act').
       ``(ii) Identification of national critical capabilities.--
     For purposes of subparagraph (A)(I), the regulations 
     prescribed by the Committee under clause (i) shall--

       ``(I) identify the national critical capabilities subject 
     to that subparagraph based on criteria intended to limit 
     application of that subparagraph to the subset of national 
     critical capabilities that is likely to pose an unacceptable 
     risk to the national security and crisis preparedness of the 
     United States; and
       ``(II) enumerate, quantify, prioritize, and set forth 
     sufficient allowances of, specific types and examples of such 
     capabilities.

       ``(6) Crisis preparedness.--The term `crisis preparedness' 
     means preparedness for--
       ``(A) a public health emergency declared under section 319 
     of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); or
       ``(B) a major disaster declared under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
       ``(7) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
     infrastructure' means systems and assets, whether physical or 
     virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or 
     destruction of such systems and assets would have a 
     debilitating impact on national security, national economic 
     security, national public health or safety, or any 
     combination of those matters.
       ``(8) Entity of concern.--The term `entity of concern' 
     means an entity--
       ``(A) the ultimate parent entity of which is domiciled in a 
     country of concern; or
       ``(B) that is directly or indirectly controlled by, owned 
     by, or subject to the influence of a foreign person that has 
     a substantial nexus with a country of concern.
       ``(9) Foreign entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B), 
     the term `foreign entity' means any branch, partnership, 
     group or sub-group, association, estate, trust, corporation 
     or division of a corporation, or organization organized under 
     the laws of a foreign country if--
       ``(i) its principal place of business is outside the United 
     States; or
       ``(ii) its equity securities are primarily traded on one or 
     more foreign exchanges.
       ``(B) Exception.--The term `foreign entity' does not 
     include any entity described in subparagraph (A) that can 
     demonstrate that a majority of the equity interest in such 
     entity is ultimately owned by nationals of the United States.
       ``(10) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' means--
       ``(A) any foreign national, foreign government, or foreign 
     entity;
       ``(B) any entity over which control is exercised or 
     exercisable by a foreign national, foreign government, or 
     foreign entity; or
       ``(C) any entity over which control is exercised or 
     exercisable by a person described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(11) National critical capabilities.--The term `national 
     critical capabilities', subject to regulations prescribed by 
     the Committee--
       ``(A) means systems and assets, whether physical or 
     virtual, so vital to the United States that the inability to 
     develop such systems and assets or the incapacity or 
     destruction of such systems or assets would have a 
     debilitating impact on national security or crisis 
     preparedness; and
       ``(B) includes the following:
       ``(i) The production, in sufficient quantities, of any of 
     the following articles:

       ``(I) Medical supplies, medicines, and personal protective 
     equipment.
       ``(II) Articles essential to the operation, manufacture, 
     supply, service, or maintenance of critical infrastructure.
       ``(III) Articles critical to infrastructure construction 
     after a natural or manmade disaster.
       ``(IV) Articles that are components of systems critical to 
     the operation of weapons systems, intelligence collection 
     systems, or items critical to the conduct of military or 
     intelligence operations.
       ``(V) Any other articles identified in regulations 
     prescribed under section 1007.

       ``(ii) Supply chains for the production of articles 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) Essential supply chains for the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(iv) Any other supply chains identified in regulations 
     prescribed under section 1007.
       ``(v) Services critical to the production of articles 
     described in clause (i) or a supply chain described in clause 
     (ii), (iii), or (iv).
       ``(vi) Medical services.
       ``(vii) Services critical to the maintenance of critical 
     infrastructure.
       ``(viii) Services critical to infrastructure construction 
     after a natural or manmade disaster.
       ``(ix) Any other services identified in regulations 
     prescribed under section 1007.
       ``(12) National security.--The term `national security' 
     includes--
       ``(A) national security, as defined in section 721(a) of 
     the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a));
       ``(B) national defense, as defined in section 702 of that 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 4552); and
       ``(C) agricultural security and natural resources security.
       ``(13) Party.--The term `party', with respect to a 
     transaction, has the meaning given that term in regulations 
     prescribed by the Committee.
       ``(14) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     several States, the District of Columbia, and any territory 
     or possession of the United States.
       ``(15) United states business.--The term `United States 
     business' means a person engaged in interstate commerce in 
     the United States.

     ``SEC. 1002. COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CRITICAL CAPABILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established a committee, to be 
     known as the `Committee on National Critical Capabilities', 
     which shall carry out this title and such other assignments 
     as the President may designate.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the 
     head, or a designee of the head, of each of the following:
       ``(A) The Office of the United States Trade Representative.
       ``(B) The Department of Commerce.
       ``(C) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       ``(D) The Department of the Treasury.
       ``(E) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(F) The Department of Defense.
       ``(G) The Department of State.
       ``(H) The Department of Justice.
       ``(I) The Department of Energy.
       ``(J) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(K) The Department of Agriculture.
       ``(L) The Department of Labor.
       ``(M) Any other Federal agency the President determines 
     appropriate, generally or on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(2) Ex officio members.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the members of the 
     Committee specified in paragraph (1), the following shall, 
     except as provided in subparagraph (B), be nonvoting, ex 
     officio members of the Committee:
       ``(i) The Director of National Intelligence.

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       ``(ii) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency.
       ``(iii) The Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology.
       ``(iv) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       ``(v) The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and 
     Infectious Diseases.
       ``(vi) The Chairperson of the Federal Communications 
     Commission.
       ``(vii) The Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission.
       ``(viii) The Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission.
       ``(ix) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.
       ``(B) Designation as voting members.--The chairperson of 
     the Committee may designate any of the officials specified in 
     clauses (ii) through (ix) of subparagraph (A) as voting 
     members of the Committee.
       ``(c) Chairperson.--
       ``(1) In general.--The United States Trade Representative 
     shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee.
       ``(2) Consultations with secretaries of defense and 
     commerce.--In carrying out the duties of the chairperson of 
     the Committee, the United States Trade Representative shall 
     consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       ``(d) Designation of Officials to Carry Out Duties Related 
     to Committee.--The head of each agency represented on the 
     Committee shall designate an official, at or equivalent to 
     the level of Assistant Secretary in the Department of the 
     Treasury, who is appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, to carry out such duties 
     related to the Committee as the head of the agency may 
     assign.

     ``SEC. 1003. REVIEW OF COVERED TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) Mandatory Notification.--A United States business 
     that engages in a covered transaction shall submit a written 
     notification of the transaction to the Committee.
       ``(b) Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after receiving 
     written notification under subsection (a) of a covered 
     transaction, the Committee may--
       ``(A) review the transaction to determine if the 
     transaction is likely to result in an unacceptable risk to 
     one or more national critical capabilities, including by 
     considering factors specified in section 1005; and
       ``(B) if the Committee determines under subparagraph (A) 
     that the transaction poses a risk described in that 
     subparagraph, make recommendations--
       ``(i) to the President for appropriate action that may be 
     taken under this title or under other existing authorities to 
     address or mitigate that risk; and
       ``(ii) to Congress for the establishment or expansion of 
     Federal programs to support the production or supply of 
     articles and services described in section 1001(a)(11)(B) in 
     the United States.
       ``(2) Unilateral initiation of review.--The Committee may 
     initiate a review under paragraph (1) of a covered 
     transaction for which written notification is not submitted 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(3) Initiation of review by request from congress.--The 
     Committee shall initiate a review under paragraph (1) of a 
     covered transaction if the chairperson and the ranking member 
     of one of the appropriate congressional committees jointly 
     request the Committee to review the transaction.
       ``(c) Treatment of Business Confidential Information.--A 
     United States business shall submit each notification 
     required by subsection (a) to the Committee--
       ``(1) in a form that includes business confidential 
     information; and
       ``(2) in a form that omits business confidential 
     information and is appropriate for disclosure to the public.

     ``SEC. 1004. ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (d), the President 
     may take such action for such time as the President considers 
     appropriate to address or mitigate any unacceptable risk 
     posed by a covered transaction to one or more national 
     critical capabilities, including suspending or prohibiting 
     the covered transaction.
       ``(b) Announcement by the President.--The President shall 
     announce the decision on whether or not to take action 
     pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to a covered 
     transaction not later than 15 days after the date on which 
     the review of the transaction under section 1003 is 
     completed.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--The President may direct the Attorney 
     General of the United States to seek appropriate relief, 
     including divestment relief, in the district courts of the 
     United States, in order to implement and enforce this 
     section.
       ``(d) Findings of the President.--The President may 
     exercise the authority conferred by subsection (a) to suspend 
     or prohibit a covered transaction only if the President finds 
     that--
       ``(1) there is credible evidence that leads the President 
     to believe that the transaction poses an unacceptable risk to 
     one or more national critical capabilities; and
       ``(2) provisions of law (other than this section) do not, 
     in the judgment of the President, provide adequate and 
     appropriate authority for the President to protect such 
     capabilities.
       ``(e) Factors to Be Considered.--For purposes of 
     determining whether to take action under subsection (a), the 
     President shall consider, among other factors, each of the 
     factors described in section 1005, as appropriate.

     ``SEC. 1005. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.

       ``The Committee, in reviewing and making a determination 
     with respect to a covered transaction under section 1003, and 
     the President, in determining whether to take action under 
     section 1004 with respect to a covered transaction, shall 
     consider any factors relating to national critical 
     capabilities that the Committee or the President considers 
     relevant, including--
       ``(1) the long-term strategic economic, national security, 
     and crisis preparedness interests of the United States;
       ``(2) the history of distortive or predatory trade 
     practices in each country in which a foreign person that is a 
     party to the transaction is domiciled;
       ``(3) control and beneficial ownership (as determined in 
     accordance with section 847 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 
     U.S.C. 2509 note)) of each foreign person that is a party to 
     the transaction; and
       ``(4) impact on the domestic industry and resulting 
     resiliency, including the domestic skills base, taking into 
     consideration any pattern of foreign investment in the 
     domestic industry.

     ``SEC. 1006. SUPPLY CHAIN SENSITIVITIES.

       ``The Committee shall determine the sensitivities and risks 
     for sourcing of articles described in section 
     1001(a)(11)(B)(i), in accordance with the following:
       ``(1) The sourcing of least concern shall be articles the 
     supply chains for which are housed in whole within countries 
     that are allies of the United States.
       ``(2) The sourcing of greater concern shall be articles the 
     supply chains for which are housed in part within countries 
     of concern or from an entity of concern but for which 
     substitute production is available from elsewhere at required 
     scale.
       ``(3) The sourcing of greatest concern shall be articles 
     the supply chains for which are housed wholly or in part in 
     countries of concern or from an entity of concern and for 
     which substitute production is unavailable elsewhere at 
     required scale.

     ``SEC. 1007. IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL CRITICAL 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Committee should prescribe 
     regulations to identify additional articles, supply chains, 
     and services to recommend for inclusion in the definition of 
     `national critical capabilities' under section 1001(a)(11).
       ``(b) Review of Industries.--
       ``(1) In general.--In identifying under subsection (a) 
     additional articles, supply chains, and services to recommend 
     for inclusion in the definition of `national critical 
     capabilities' under section 1001(a)(11), the Committee should 
     conduct a review of industries identified by Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency as carrying out emergency support 
     functions, including the following industries:
       ``(A) Energy.
       ``(B) Medical.
       ``(C) Communications, including electronic and 
     communications components.
       ``(D) Defense.
       ``(E) Transportation.
       ``(F) Aerospace, including space launch.
       ``(G) Robotics.
       ``(H) Artificial intelligence.
       ``(I) Semiconductors.
       ``(J) Shipbuilding.
       ``(K) Water, including water purification.
       ``(2) Quantification.--In conducting a review of industries 
     under paragraph (1), the Committee should specify the 
     quantity of articles, supply chains, and services, and 
     specific types and examples of transactions, from each 
     industry sufficient to maintain national critical 
     capabilities.

     ``SEC. 1008. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Annual Report to Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the United States Innovation and Competition 
     Act of 2021, and annually thereafter, the Committee shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
       ``(A) on the determination under section 1006 with respect 
     to sensitivities and risks for sourcing of articles described 
     in section 1001(a)(11)(B)(i);
       ``(B) assessing whether identification of additional 
     national critical capabilities under section 1007 is 
     necessary; and
       ``(C) describing, for the year preceding submission of the 
     report--
       ``(i) the notifications received under subsection (a) of 
     section 1003 and reviews conducted pursuant to such 
     notifications;
       ``(ii) reviews initiated under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     subsection (b) of that section;
       ``(iii) actions recommended by the Committee under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B) of that section as a result of such 
     reviews; and
       ``(iv) reviews during which the Committee determined no 
     action was required; and
       ``(D) assessing the overall impact of such reviews on 
     national critical capabilities.
       ``(2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       ``(b) Use of Defense Production Act of 1950 Authorities.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, the 
     Committee shall submit to Congress a report that includes 
     recommendations relating to use the authorities under title 
     III of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et 
     seq.) to make investments to enhance national critical 
     capabilities and reduce dependency on materials and services 
     imported from foreign countries.

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     ``SEC. 1009. REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Committee shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this title.
       ``(b) Elements.--Regulations prescribed to carry out this 
     title shall--
       ``(1) provide for the imposition of civil penalties for any 
     violation of this title, including any mitigation agreement 
     entered into, conditions imposed, or order issued pursuant to 
     this title; and
       ``(2) include specific examples of the types of--
       ``(A) the transactions that will be considered to be 
     covered transactions; and
       ``(B) the articles, supply chains, and services that will 
     be considered to be national critical capabilities.
       ``(c) Coordination.--In prescribing regulations to carry 
     out this title, the Committee shall coordinate with the 
     United States Trade Representative, the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Industry and Security, and the Committee on 
     Foreign Investment in the United States to avoid duplication 
     of effort.

     ``SEC. 1010. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the United States Innovation and Competition 
     Act of 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be 
     revised to require each person that is a prospective 
     contractor for an executive agency to disclose the supply 
     chains the person would use to carry out the contract and the 
     extent to which the person would depend on articles and 
     services imported from foreign countries, including the 
     percentage of such materials and services imported from 
     countries of concern.
       ``(b) Materiality.--The head of an executive agency shall 
     consider the failure of a person to make the disclosures 
     required by subsection (a) to be material determinants in 
     awarding a contract to that person.
       ``(c) Applicability.--The revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall 
     apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are 
     issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the United States Innovation and Competition 
     Act of 2021.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Executive agency.--The term `executive agency' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Federal acquisition regulation.--The term `Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation' means the regulation issued pursuant 
     to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code.

     ``SEC. 1011. MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.

       ``The United States Trade Representative--
       ``(1) should, in coordination and consultation with 
     relevant Federal agencies, conduct multilateral engagement 
     with the governments of countries that are allies of the 
     United States to secure coordination of protocols and 
     procedures with respect to covered transactions with 
     countries of concern; and
       ``(2) upon adoption of protocols and procedures described 
     in paragraph (1), shall work with those governments to 
     establish information sharing regimes.

     ``SEC. 1012. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary to carry out this title, including to provide 
     outreach to industry and persons affected by this title.

     ``SEC. 1013. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO FREE AND 
                   FAIR COMMERCE.

       ``Nothing in this title may be construed as prohibiting or 
     limiting the free and fair flow of commerce outside of the 
     United States that does not pose an unacceptable risk to a 
     national critical capability.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

           ``TITLE X--NATIONAL CRITICAL CAPABILITIES REVIEWS

``Sec. 1001. Definitions.
``Sec. 1002. Committee on National Critical Capabilities.
``Sec. 1003. Review of covered transactions.
``Sec. 1004. Action by the President.
``Sec. 1005. Factors to be considered.
``Sec. 1006. Supply chain sensitivities.
``Sec. 1007. Identification of additional national critical 
              capabilities.
``Sec. 1008. Reporting requirements.
``Sec. 1009. Requirement for regulations.
``Sec. 1010. Requirements related to government procurement.
``Sec. 1011. Multilateral engagement and coordination.
``Sec. 1012. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 1013. Rule of construction with respect to free and fair 
              commerce.''.
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  SA 1854. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 25__. ADVANCED ENERGY MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced energy property.--The term ``advanced energy 
     property'' means--
       (A) property designed to be used to produce energy from the 
     sun, water, wind, geothermal or hydrothermal (as those terms 
     are defined in section 612 of the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17191)) resources, enhanced 
     geothermal systems (as defined in that section), or other 
     renewable resources;
       (B) fuel cells, microturbines, or energy storage systems 
     and components;
       (C) electric grid modernization equipment or components;
       (D) property designed to capture, remove, use, or sequester 
     carbon oxide emissions;
       (E) equipment designed to refine, electrolyze, or blend any 
     fuel, chemical, or product that is--
       (i) renewable; or
       (ii) low-carbon and low-emission;
       (F) property designed to produce energy conservation 
     technologies (including for residential, commercial, and 
     industrial applications);
       (G)(i) light-, medium-, or heavy-duty electric or fuel cell 
     vehicles;
       (ii) technologies, components, and materials of those 
     vehicles; and
       (iii) charging or refueling infrastructure associated with 
     those vehicles;
       (H)(i) hybrid vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating 
     of not less than 14,000 pounds; and
       (ii) technologies, components, and materials for those 
     vehicles; and
       (I) other advanced energy property designed to reduce 
     greenhouse gas emissions, as may be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Covered census tract.--The term ``covered census 
     tract'' means a census tract--
       (A) in which, after December 31, 1999, a coal mine had 
     closed;
       (B) in which, after December 31, 2009, a coal-fired 
     electricity generating unit had been retired; or
       (C) that is immediately adjacent to a census tract 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
     manufacturing firm--
       (A) the gross annual sales of which are less than 
     $100,000,000;
       (B) that has fewer than 500 employees at the plant site of 
     the manufacturing firm; and
       (C) the annual energy bills of which total more than 
     $100,000 but less than $2,500,000.
       (4) Minority-owned.--The term ``minority-owned'', with 
     respect to an eligible entity, means an eligible entity not 
     less than 51 percent of which is owned by 1 or more Black 
     American, Native American, Hispanic American, or Asian 
     American individuals.
       (5) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the grant program 
     established under subsection (b).
       (6) Qualifying advanced energy project.--The term 
     ``qualifying advanced energy project'' means a project that--
       (A)(i) re-equips, expands, or establishes a manufacturing 
     or recycling facility for the production or recycling, as 
     applicable, of advanced energy property; or
       (ii) re-equips an industrial or manufacturing facility with 
     equipment designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of 
     that facility substantially below the greenhouse gas 
     emissions under current best practices, as determined by the 
     Secretary, through the installation of--
       (I) low- or zero-carbon process heat systems;
       (II) carbon capture, transport, utilization, and storage 
     systems;
       (III) technology relating to energy efficiency and 
     reduction in waste from industrial processes; or
       (IV) any other industrial technology that significantly 
     reduces greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the 
     Secretary;
       (B) has a reasonable expectation of commercial viability, 
     as determined by the Secretary; and
       (C) is located in a covered census tract.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Energy.
       (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out 
     qualifying advanced energy projects.
       (c) Applications.--
       (1) In general.--Each eligible entity seeking a grant under 
     the Program shall submit to the Secretary an application at 
     such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
     the Secretary may require, including a description of the 
     proposed qualifying advanced energy project to be carried out 
     using the grant.
       (2) Selection criteria.--
       (A) Projects.--In selecting eligible entities to receive 
     grants under the Program, the Secretary shall, with respect 
     to the qualifying advanced energy projects proposed by the 
     eligible entities, give higher priority to projects that--
       (i) will provide higher net impact in avoiding or reducing 
     anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases;
       (ii) will result in a higher level of domestic job creation 
     (both direct and indirect) during the lifetime of the 
     project;
       (iii) will result in a higher level of job creation in the 
     vicinity of the project, particularly with respect to--

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       (I) low-income communities (as described in section 45D(e) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
       (II) dislocated workers who were previously employed in 
     manufacturing, coal power plants, or coal mining;

       (iv) have higher potential for technological innovation and 
     commercial deployment;
       (v) have a lower levelized cost of--

       (I) generated or stored energy; or
       (II) measured reduction in energy consumption or greenhouse 
     gas emission (based on costs of the full supply chain); and

       (vi) have a shorter project time.
       (B) Eligible entities.--In selecting eligible entities to 
     receive grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to eligible entities that are minority-owned.
       (d) Project Completion and Location; Return of Unobligated 
     Funds.--
       (1) Completion; return of unobligated funds.--An eligible 
     entity that receives a grant under the Program shall be 
     required--
       (A) to complete the qualifying advanced energy project 
     funded by the grant not later than 3 years after the date of 
     receipt of the grant funds; and
       (B) to return to the Secretary any grant funds that remain 
     unobligated at the end of that 3-year period.
       (2) Location.--If the Secretary determines that an eligible 
     entity awarded a grant under the Program has carried out the 
     applicable qualifying advanced energy project at a location 
     that is materially different from the location specified in 
     the application for the grant, the eligible entity shall be 
     required to return the grant funds to the Secretary.
       (e) Technical Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance on a selective basis to eligible entities that are 
     seeking a grant under the Program to enhance the impact of 
     the qualifying advanced energy project to be carried out 
     using the grant with respect to the selection criteria 
     described in subsection (c)(2)(A).
       (2) Applications.--An eligible entity desiring technical 
     assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Secretary may require.
       (3) Factors for consideration.--In selecting eligible 
     entities for technical assistance under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall give higher priority to eligible entities 
     that propose a qualifying advanced energy project that has 
     greater potential for enhancement of the impact of the 
     project with respect to the selection criteria described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(A).
       (f) Publication of Grants.--The Secretary shall make 
     publicly available the identity of each eligible entity 
     awarded a grant under the Program and the amount of the 
     grant.
       (g) Wage Rate Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and 
     subcontractors on qualifying advanced energy projects funded 
     by a grant under the Program shall be paid wages at rates not 
     less than those prevailing on projects of a similar character 
     in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
     accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the ``Davis-Bacon 
     Act'').
       (2) Authority.--With respect to the labor standards 
     specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall have 
     the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
     section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.
       (h) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) review the grants awarded under the Program; and
       (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives a report describing those grants.
       (i) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Secretary, out 
     of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $150,000,000 to carry out the Program for fiscal year 2022.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1855. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 2515 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2515. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the document entitled ``U.S. Policy Framework on Civil 
     Nuclear Cooperation with China'' (PF 2019-03), which was 
     issued on October 11, 2018, places necessary and appropriate 
     restrictions on nuclear cooperation with the People's 
     Republic of China and should, therefore, remain in force.
       (b) Reports on Modifications to Restrictions.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days before the date on 
     which the Secretary of Energy seeks to modify any restriction 
     on the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology to 
     the People's Republic of China, the Secretary of Energy, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after 
     consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense and 
     review by the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such 
     modification, including a description of, and explanation 
     for, the modification.
       (2) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Review of Prior Nuclear Cooperation and Associated 
     Impacts.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall initiate--
       (A) a review of nuclear cooperation during the 10-year 
     period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     between the United States Government and the People's 
     Republic of China, including the role of the Department of 
     State in facilitating such cooperation; and
       (B) assessing the implications of the cooperation described 
     in subparagraph (A) on the national security of the United 
     States.
       (2) Elements.--In conducting the review and assessment 
     under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine 
     all nuclear cooperation activities between the United States 
     Government and the People's Republic of China during the 10-
     year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     including--
       (A) all trips relating to nuclear cooperation taken by 
     officials of the United States Government to the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (B) all exchanges of goods, services, data, or information 
     between officials of the United States Government and the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or any entity 
     owned or controlled by that Government or organized under the 
     laws of the People's Republic of China;
       (C) all instances in which officials of the United States 
     Government hosted officials from, or significantly tied to, 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China or any 
     entity described in subparagraph (B).
       (3) Deadline and report.--Not later than 2 years after 
     Comptroller General initiates the review and assessment under 
     paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) complete the review and assessment; and
       (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report containing the results of the review and assessment, 
     which shall be unclassified but, if necessary, may include a 
     classified annex.
       (4) Publication.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the Comptroller General submits the report required by 
     paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall make the report 
     publicly available in an easily accessible electronic format, 
     with appropriate redactions for information that, in the 
     determination of the Secretary of Energy, would be damaging 
     to the national security of the United States if disclosed.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit--
       (1) United States commercial activities that are consistent 
     with the laws and regulations of the United States; or
       (2) limited diplomatic engagement or dialogue--
       (A) including regarding protection of the intellectual 
     property and trade secrets of United States persons; and
       (B) except for any diplomatic engagement or dialogue 
     relating to or aimed at facilitating the transfer of nuclear 
     technology.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Nuclear cooperation.--The term ``nuclear cooperation'' 
     means cooperation with respect to nuclear activities, 
     including the development, use, or control of atomic energy, 
     including any activities involving the processing or 
     utilization of source material, byproduct material, or 
     special nuclear material (as those terms are defined in 
     section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2014)).
       (3) Nuclear cooperation activities.--The term ``nuclear 
     cooperation activities'' means activities relating to nuclear 
     cooperation.
       (4) Restriction on the transfer of united states civil 
     nuclear technology to the people's republic of china.--The 
     term ``restriction on the transfer of United States civil 
     nuclear technology to the People's Republic of China'' 
     includes the 2018 United States Policy Framework on Civil 
     Nuclear Cooperation with China of the Department of Energy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1856. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish

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a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. USCIS ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to any other access to 
     criminal history records authorized for noncriminal justice 
     purposes under the National Crime History Access and Child 
     Protection Act (34 U.S.C. 40311 et seq.), the Attorney 
     General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation shall provide the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, for purposes relating to immigration and 
     naturalization matters, with--
       (1) direct access to criminal history records without 
     submission of positive identification, including name-check 
     access to the Interstate Identification Index (III) System; 
     and
       (2) access to sealed record information and any other 
     criminal history information on the same terms as are 
     provided to an agency performing a criminal justice or law 
     enforcement purpose.
       (b) Definitions.--The definitions in section 213 of the 
     National Criminal History Access and Child Protection Act (34 
     U.S.C. 40312) shall apply to subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1857. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Beginning on page 496, strike line 17 and all that follows 
     through page 535, line 15, and insert the following:
       (9) Johnson space center.--The term ``Johnson Space 
     Center'' means the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, 
     Texas.
       (10) NASA.--The term ``NASA'' means the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (11) Orion.--The term ``Orion'' means the multipurpose crew 
     vehicle described in section 303 of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     18323).
       (12) OSTP.--The term ``OSTP'' means the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy.
       (13) Space launch system.--The term ``Space Launch System'' 
     means the Space Launch System authorized under section 302 of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 2010 
     (42 U.S.C. 18322).

                PART I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 2613. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 2021 $23,495,000,000 as 
     follows:
       (1) For Exploration, $6,706,400,000.
       (2) For Space Operations, $3,988,200,000.
       (3) For Science, $7,274,700,000.
       (4) For Aeronautics, $828,700,000.
       (5) For Space Technology, $1,206,000,000.
       (6) For Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
     Engagement, $120,000,000.
       (7) For Safety, Security, and Mission Services, 
     $2,936,500,000.
       (8) For Construction and Environmental Compliance and 
     Restoration, $390,300,000.
       (9) For Inspector General, $44,200,000.

               PART II--HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT AND EXPLORATION

     SEC. 2614. COMPETITIVENESS WITHIN THE HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Apollo 11 landing on July 20, 1969, marked the 
     first steps of a human being on the surface of another world, 
     representing a giant leap for all humanity and a significant 
     demonstration of the spaceflight capabilities of the United 
     States.
       (2) Section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(a)) 
     establishes for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration the long-term goals of expanding human 
     presence in space and establishing a thriving space economy 
     in low-Earth orbit and beyond.
       (3) The 2017 National Security Strategy designates the 
     human exploration of the solar system as a strategic priority 
     for the United States.
       (4) Establishing and ensuring the sustainability of human 
     space exploration of the solar system, as called for in the 
     Space Policy Directive-1 entitled ``Reinvigorating America's 
     Human Space Exploration Program'' (82 Fed. Reg. 239 (December 
     11, 2017)) and the National Space Exploration Campaign Report 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued 
     in September 2018, will require carrying out human 
     exploration and related extravehicular activities on the 
     surface of other celestial bodies in a safe and cost-
     effective manner.
       (5) The Johnson Space Center has decades of experience 
     working with international partners, other Federal agencies, 
     and partners in industry and academia to study, develop, and 
     carry out the human spaceflight priorities of the United 
     States.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) advances in space technology and space exploration 
     capabilities ensure the long-term technological preeminence, 
     economic competitiveness, STEM workforce development, and 
     national security of the United States;
       (2) the development of technologies that enable human 
     exploration of the lunar surface and other celestial bodies 
     is critical to the space industrial base of the United 
     States;
       (3) commercial entities in the United States have made 
     significant investment and progress toward the development of 
     human-class lunar landers;
       (4) NASA developed the Artemis program--
       (A) to fulfill the goal of landing United States 
     astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on 
     the Moon; and
       (B) to collaborate with commercial and international 
     partners to establish sustainable lunar exploration by 2028;
       (5) in carrying out the Artemis program, the Administrator 
     should ensure that the entire Artemis program is inclusive 
     and representative of all people of the United States, 
     including women and minorities; and
       (6) maintaining multiple technically credible providers 
     within NASA commercial programs is a best practice that 
     reduces programmatic risk.
       (c) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to bolster the domestic space technology industrial 
     base, using existing tools and authorities, particularly in 
     areas central to competition between the United States and 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (2) to mitigate threats and minimize challenges to the 
     superiority of the United States in space technology, 
     including lunar infrastructure and lander capabilities;
       (3) to continuously maintain the capability for a 
     continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit through and 
     beyond the useful life of the International Space Station; 
     and
       (4) that such capability shall--
       (A) maintain the global leadership of the United States and 
     relationships with partners and allies;
       (B) contribute to the general welfare of the United States; 
     and
       (C) leverage commercial capabilities to promote 
     affordability so as not to preclude a robust portfolio of 
     other human space exploration activities.
       (d) Human Landing System Program.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall 
     maintain competitiveness within the human landing system 
     program by funding design, development, testing, and 
     evaluation for not fewer than 2 entities.
       (2) Requirements.--In carrying out the human landing system 
     program referred to in paragraph (1), the Administrator 
     shall, to the extent practicable--
       (A) encourage reusability and sustainability of systems 
     developed; and
       (B) offer existing capabilities and assets of NASA centers 
     to support such partnerships.
       (3) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this division, the Administrator shall provide 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the 
     implementation of paragraph (1).
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise appropriated for the Artemis program, for 
     fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated $10,032,000,000 to NASA to carry out the human 
     landing system program.
       (5) Savings.--The Administrator shall not, in order to 
     comply with the obligations referred to in paragraph (1), 
     modify, terminate, or rescind any selection decisions or 
     awards made under the human landing system program that were 
     announced prior to the date of enactment of this division.
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 2615. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS.

       (a) Mobile Launch Platform.--The Administrator is 
     authorized to maintain 2 operational mobile launch platforms 
     to enable the launch of multiple configurations of the Space 
     Launch System.
       (b) Exploration Upper Stage.--To meet the capability 
     requirements under section 302(c)(2) of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)(2)), the Administrator shall 
     continue development of the Exploration Upper Stage for the 
     Space Launch System with a scheduled availability sufficient 
     for use on the third launch of the Space Launch System.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this division, the Administrator shall brief the 
     appropriate

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     committees of Congress on the development and scheduled 
     availability of the Exploration Upper Stage for the third 
     launch of the Space Launch System.
       (d) Main Propulsion Test Article.--To meet the requirements 
     under section 302(c)(3) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     18322(c)(3)), the Administrator shall--
       (1) immediately on completion of the first full-duration 
     integrated core stage test of the Space Launch System, 
     initiate development of a main propulsion test article for 
     the integrated core stage propulsion elements of the Space 
     Launch System, consistent with cost and schedule constraints, 
     particularly for long-lead propulsion hardware needed for 
     flight;
       (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this division, submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a detailed plan for the development and operation of 
     such main propulsion test article; and
       (3) use existing capabilities of NASA centers for the 
     design, manufacture, and operation of the main propulsion 
     test article.

     SEC. 2616. ADVANCED SPACESUITS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The civil service workforce of the Administration at 
     the Johnson Space Center has unique capabilities to 
     integrate, design, and validate space suits and associated 
     EVA technologies.
       (2) Maintaining a strong core competency in the design, 
     development, manufacture, and operation of space suits and 
     related technologies allows the Administration to be an 
     informed purchaser of competitively awarded commercial space 
     suits and associated EVA technologies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     next-generation advanced spacesuits and associated EVA 
     technologies are a critical technology for human space 
     exploration and use of low-Earth orbit, cislunar space, the 
     surface of the Moon, and Mars.
       (c) Development Plan.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     detailed plan for the development and manufacture of advanced 
     spacesuits and associated EVA technologies, consistent with 
     the deep space exploration goals and timetables of NASA.
       (d) Diverse Astronaut Corps.--The Administrator shall 
     ensure that spacesuits developed and manufactured after the 
     date of the enactment of this division are capable of 
     accommodating a wide range of sizes of astronauts so as to 
     meet the needs of the diverse NASA astronaut corps.
       (e) ISS Use.--Throughout the operational life of the ISS, 
     the Administrator should fully use the ISS for testing 
     advanced spacesuits.
       (f) Prior Investments.--
       (1) In general.--In developing an advanced spacesuit, the 
     Administrator, with the support of the Director of the 
     Johnson Space Center, shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, partner with industry-proven spacesuit design, 
     development, and manufacturing suppliers and leverage prior 
     and existing investments in advanced spacesuit technologies 
     and existing capabilities at NASA centers to maximize the 
     benefits of such investments and technologies.
       (2) Agreements with private entities.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Administrator may enter into 1 or more 
     agreements with 1 or more private entities for the 
     manufacture of advanced spacesuits, as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate.
       (g) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, and semiannually thereafter 
     until NASA procures advanced spacesuits under this section, 
     the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of 
     Congress on the development plan in subsection (b).

     SEC. 2617. ACQUISITION OF DOMESTIC SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND 
                   LOGISTICS RESUPPLY SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Administrator shall not enter into any contract with a person 
     or entity that proposes to use, or will use, a foreign launch 
     provider for a commercial service to provide space 
     transportation or logistics resupply for--
       (1) the ISS; or
       (2) any Government-owned or Government-funded platform in 
     Earth orbit or cislunar space, on the lunar surface, or 
     elsewhere in space.
       (b) Exception.--The Administrator may enter into a contract 
     with a person or an entity that proposes to use, or will use, 
     a foreign launch provider for a commercial service to carry 
     out an activity described in subsection (a) if--
       (1) a domestic vehicle or service is unavailable; or
       (2) the launch vehicle or service is a contribution by a 
     partner to an international no-exchange-of-funds 
     collaborative effort.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit the Administrator from entering into 1 
     or more no-exchange-of-funds collaborative agreements with an 
     international partner in support of the deep space 
     exploration plan of NASA.

     SEC. 2618. ROCKET ENGINE TEST INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall continue to carry 
     out a program to modernize rocket propulsion test 
     infrastructure at NASA facilities--
       (1) to increase capabilities;
       (2) to enhance safety;
       (3) to support propulsion development and testing; and
       (4) to foster the improvement of Government and commercial 
     space transportation and exploration.
       (b) Projects.--Projects funded under the program described 
     in subsection (a) may include--
       (1) infrastructure and other facilities and systems 
     relating to rocket propulsion test stands and rocket 
     propulsion testing;
       (2) enhancements to test facility capacity and flexibility; 
     and
       (3) such other projects as the Administrator considers 
     appropriate to meet the goals described in that subsection.
       (c) Requirements.--In carrying out the program under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
       (1) prioritize investments in projects that enhance test 
     and flight certification capabilities for large thrust-level 
     atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems, and 
     multi-engine integrated test capabilities;
       (2) continue to make underutilized test facilities 
     available for commercial use on a reimbursable basis; and
       (3) ensure that no project carried out under this program 
     adversely impacts, delays, or defers testing or other 
     activities associated with facilities used for Government 
     programs, including--
       (A) the Space Launch System and the Exploration Upper Stage 
     of the Space Launch System;
       (B) in-space propulsion to support exploration missions; or
       (C) nuclear propulsion testing.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude a NASA program, including the Space Launch System 
     and the Exploration Upper Stage of the Space Launch System, 
     from using the modernized test infrastructure developed under 
     this section.
       (e) Working Capital Fund Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the use of the authority under section 30102 of title 51, 
     United States Code, to promote increased use of NASA rocket 
     propulsion test infrastructure for research, development, 
     testing, and evaluation activities by other Federal agencies, 
     firms, associations, corporations, and educational 
     institutions.
       (2) Matters to be included.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment of prior use, if any, of the authority 
     under section 30102 of title 51, United States Code, to 
     improve testing infrastructure.
       (B) An analysis of any barrier to implementation of such 
     authority for the purpose of promoting increased use of NASA 
     rocket propulsion test infrastructure.

     SEC. 2619. PEARL RIVER MAINTENANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall coordinate with 
     the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers to ensure the 
     continued navigability of the Pearl River and Little Lake 
     channels sufficient to support NASA barge operations 
     surrounding Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly 
     Facility.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this division, the Administrator 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report on efforts under subsection (a).
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 2620. VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND 
                   CAPABILITIES IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national and economic security interests 
     of the United States to maintain a continuous human presence 
     in low-Earth orbit;
       (2) low-Earth orbit should be used as a test bed to advance 
     human space exploration and scientific discoveries; and
       (3) the ISS is a critical component of economic, 
     commercial, and industrial development in low-Earth orbit.
       (b) Human Presence Requirement.--The United States shall 
     continuously maintain the capability for a continuous human 
     presence in low-Earth orbit through and beyond the useful 
     life of the ISS.

     SEC. 2621. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION RELATING TO THE 
                   INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

       (a) Policy.--Section 501(a) of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     18351(a)) is amended by striking ``2024'' and inserting 
     ``2030''.
       (b) Maintenance of United States Segment and Assurance of 
     Continued Operations.--Section 503(a) of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18353(a)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
       (c) Research Capacity Allocation and Integration of 
     Research Payloads.--Section

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     504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``As soon as practicable'' and all that 
     follows through ``2011,'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2030''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), in the third sentence, by striking 
     ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
       (d) Maintenance of Use.--Section 70907 of title 51, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``2024'' and 
     inserting ``2030'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``September 30, 2024'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 2030''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``September 30, 
     2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
       (e) Transition Plan Reports.--Section 50111(c)(2) of title 
     51, United States Code is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``2028'' and inserting 
     ``2030''.
       (f) Elimination of International Space Station National 
     Laboratory Advisory Committee.--Section 70906 of title 51, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 709 of title 51, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 70907 as section 70906; and
       (2) in the table of sections for the chapter, by striking 
     the items relating to sections 70906 and 70907 and inserting 
     the following:

``70906. Maintaining use through at least 2030.''.

     SEC. 2621A. TRANSITION STRATEGY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE 
                   STATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 300 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy 
     that--
       (1) describes the manner in which the Administration will 
     ensure a stepwise transition to an eventual successor 
     platform consistent with the ISS Transition Principles 
     specified in the International Space Station Transition 
     Report issued pursuant to section 50111(c)(2) of title 51, 
     United States Code, on March 30, 2018;
       (2) includes capability-driven milestones and timelines 
     leading to such a transition;
       (3) takes into account the importance of maintaining 
     workforce expertise, core capabilities, and continuity at the 
     centers of the Administration, including such centers that 
     are primarily focused on human spaceflight;
       (4) considers how any transition described in paragraph (1) 
     affects international and commercial partnerships;
       (5) presents opportunities for future engagement with--
       (A) international partners;
       (B) countries with growing spaceflight capabilities, if 
     such engagement is not precluded by other provisions of law;
       (C) the scientific community, including the microgravity 
     research community;
       (D) the private sector; and
       (E) other United States Government users; and
       (6) promotes the continued economic development of low-
     Earth orbit.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--The strategy required by 
     subsection (a) shall include an implementation plan 
     describing the manner in which the Administration plans to 
     carry out such strategy.
       (c) Report.--Not less frequently than biennially, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the implementation of the strategy 
     required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 2622. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES ON INTERNATIONAL 
                   SPACE STATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (1) identify and review each activity, program, and project 
     of the Department of Defense completed, being carried out, or 
     planned to be carried out on the ISS as of the date of the 
     review; and
       (2) provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     briefing that describes the results of the review.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 2623. COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-EARTH ORBIT.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to encourage the development of a thriving and robust 
     United States commercial sector in low-Earth orbit.
       (b) Preference for United States Commercial Products and 
     Services.--The Administrator shall continue to increase the 
     use of assets, products, and services of private entities in 
     the United States to fulfill the low-Earth orbit requirements 
     of the Administration.
       (c) Noncompetition.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator may not offer to a foreign person or a foreign 
     government a spaceflight product or service relating to the 
     ISS, if a comparable spaceflight product or service, as 
     applicable, is offered by a private entity in the United 
     States.
       (2) Exception.--The Administrator may offer a spaceflight 
     product or service relating to the ISS to the government of a 
     country that is a signatory to the Agreement Among the 
     Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the 
     European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the 
     Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of 
     the United States of America Concerning Cooperation on the 
     Civil International Space Station, signed at Washington 
     January 29, 1998, and entered into force on March 27, 2001 
     (TIAS 12927), including an international partner astronaut 
     (as defined in section 50902 of title 51, United States Code) 
     that is sponsored by the government of such a country.
       (d) Short-duration Commercial Missions.--To provide 
     opportunities for additional transport of astronauts to the 
     ISS and help establish a commercial market in low-Earth 
     orbit, the Administrator may permit short-duration missions 
     to the ISS for commercial passengers on a fully or partially 
     reimbursable basis.
       (e) Program Authorization.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
     low-Earth orbit commercial development program to encourage 
     the fullest commercial use and development of space by 
     private entities in the United States.
       (2) Elements.--The program established under paragraph (1) 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include 
     activities--
       (A) to stimulate demand for--
       (i) space-based commercial research, development, and 
     manufacturing;
       (ii) spaceflight products and services; and
       (iii) human spaceflight products and services in low-Earth 
     orbit;
       (B) to improve the capability of the ISS to accommodate 
     commercial users; and
       (C) subject to paragraph (3), to foster the development of 
     commercial space stations and habitats.
       (3) Commercial space stations and habitats.--
       (A) Priority.--With respect to an activity to develop a 
     commercial space station or habitat, the Administrator shall 
     give priority to an activity for which a private entity 
     provides a significant share of the cost to develop and 
     operate the activity.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date that an 
     award or agreement is made to carry out an activity to 
     develop a commercial space station or habitat, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the development of the commercial space 
     station or habitat, as applicable, that includes--
       (i) a business plan that describes the manner in which the 
     project will--

       (I) meet the future requirements of NASA for low-Earth 
     orbit human space-flight services; and
       (II) fulfill the cost-share funding prioritization under 
     subparagraph (A); and

       (ii) a review of the viability of the operational business 
     case, including--

       (I) the level of expected Government participation;
       (II) a list of anticipated nongovernmental an international 
     customers and associated contributions; and
       (III) an assessment of long-term sustainability for the 
     nongovernmental customers, including an independent 
     assessment of the viability of the market for such commercial 
     services or products.

     SEC. 2624. MAINTAINING A NATIONAL LABORATORY IN SPACE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States segment of the International Space 
     Station (as defined in section 70905 of title 51, United 
     States Code), which is designated as a national laboratory 
     under section 70905(b) of title 51, United States Code--
       (A) benefits the scientific community and promotes commerce 
     in space;
       (B) fosters stronger relationships among NASA and other 
     Federal agencies, the private sector, and research groups and 
     universities;
       (C) advances science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics education through use of the unique microgravity 
     environment; and
       (D) advances human knowledge and international cooperation;
       (2) after the ISS is decommissioned, the United States 
     should maintain a national microgravity laboratory in space;
       (3) in maintaining a national microgravity laboratory in 
     space, the United States should make appropriate 
     accommodations for different types of ownership and operation 
     arrangements for the ISS and future space stations;
       (4) to the maximum extent practicable, a national 
     microgravity laboratory in space should be maintained in 
     cooperation with international space partners; and
       (5) NASA should continue to support fundamental science 
     research on future platforms in low-Earth orbit and cislunar 
     space, orbital and suborbital flights, drop towers, and other 
     microgravity testing environments.
       (b) Report.--The Administrator, in coordination with the 
     National Space Council and other Federal agencies as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate, shall issue a report 
     detailing the feasibility of establishing a microgravity 
     national laboratory federally funded research and development 
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     carry out activities relating to the study and use of in-
     space conditions.

     SEC. 2625. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NATIONAL LABORATORY; 
                   PROPERTY RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 20150. Property rights in designated inventions

       ``(a) Exclusive Property Rights.--Notwithstanding section 
     3710a of title 15, chapter 18 of title 35, section 20135, or 
     any other provision of law, a designated invention shall be 
     the exclusive property of a user, and shall not be subject to 
     a Government-purpose license, if--
       ``(1)(A) the Administration is reimbursed under the terms 
     of the contract for the full cost of a contribution by the 
     Federal Government of the use of Federal facilities, 
     equipment, materials, proprietary information of the Federal 
     Government, or services of a Federal employee during working 
     hours, including the cost for the Administration to carry out 
     its responsibilities under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 
     504(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(d));
       ``(B) Federal funds are not transferred to the user under 
     the contract; and
       ``(C) the designated invention was made (as defined in 
     section 20135(a))--
       ``(i) solely by the user; or
       ``(ii)(I) by the user with the services of a Federal 
     employee under the terms of the contract; and
       ``(II) the Administration is reimbursed for such services 
     under subparagraph (B); or
       ``(2) the Administrator determines that the relevant field 
     of commercial endeavor is sufficiently immature that granting 
     exclusive property rights to the user is necessary to help 
     bolster demand for products and services produced on crewed 
     or crew-tended space stations.
       ``(b) Notification to Congress.--On completion of a 
     determination made under paragraph (2), the Administrator 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     notification of the determination that includes a written 
     justification.
       ``(c) Public Availability.--A determination or part of such 
     determination under paragraph (1) shall be made available to 
     the public on request, as required under section 552 of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the `Freedom 
     of Information Act').
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect the rights of the Federal Government, 
     including property rights in inventions, under any contract, 
     except in the case of a written contract with the 
     Administration or the ISS management entity for the 
     performance of a designated activity.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) Contract.--The term `contract' has the meaning giving 
     the term in section 20135(a).
       ``(2) Designated activity.--The term `designated activity' 
     means any non-NASA scientific use of the ISS national 
     laboratory as described in section 504 of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354).
       ``(3) Designated invention.--The term `designated 
     invention' means any invention, product, or service conceived 
     or first reduced to practice by any person in the performance 
     of a designated activity under a written contract with the 
     Administration or the ISS management entity.
       ``(4) Full cost.--The term `full cost' means the cost of 
     transporting materials or passengers to and from the ISS, 
     including any power needs, the disposal of mass, crew member 
     time, stowage, power on the ISS, data downlink, crew 
     consumables, and life support.
       ``(5) Government-purpose license.--The term `Government-
     purpose license' means the reservation by the Federal 
     Government of an irrevocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, 
     royalty-free license for the use of an invention throughout 
     the world by or on behalf of the United States or any foreign 
     government pursuant to a treaty or agreement with the United 
     States.
       ``(6) ISS management entity.--The term `ISS management 
     entity' means the organization with which the Administrator 
     enters into a cooperative agreement under section 504(a) of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(a)).
       ``(7) User.--The term `user' means a person, including a 
     nonprofit organization or small business firm (as such terms 
     are defined in section 201 of title 35), or class of persons 
     that enters into a written contract with the Administration 
     or the ISS management entity for the performance of 
     designated activities.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 20149 the 
     following:

``20150. Property rights in designated inventions.''.

     SEC. 2626. DATA FIRST PRODUCED DURING NON-NASA SCIENTIFIC USE 
                   OF THE ISS NATIONAL LABORATORY.

       (a) Data Rights.--Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 
     51, United States Code, as amended by section 2625, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20151. Data rights

       ``(a) Non-NASA Scientific Use of the ISS National 
     Laboratory.--The Federal Government may not use or reproduce, 
     or disclose outside of the Government, any data first 
     produced in the performance of a designated activity under a 
     written contract with the Administration or the ISS 
     management entity, unless--
       ``(1) otherwise agreed under the terms of the contract with 
     the Administration or the ISS management entity, as 
     applicable;
       ``(2) the designated activity is carried out with Federal 
     funds;
       ``(3) disclosure is required by law;
       ``(4) the Federal Government has rights in the data under 
     another Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or 
     other transaction; or
       ``(5) the data is--
       ``(A) otherwise lawfully acquired or independently 
     developed by the Federal Government;
       ``(B) related to the health and safety of personnel on the 
     ISS; or
       ``(C) essential to the performance of work by the ISS 
     management entity or NASA personnel.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Contract.--The term `contract' has the meaning given 
     the term under section 20135(a).
       ``(2) Data.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `data' means recorded 
     information, regardless of form or the media on which it may 
     be recorded.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `data' includes technical data 
     and computer software.
       ``(C) Exclusions.--The term `data' does not include 
     information incidental to contract administration, such as 
     financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management 
     information.
       ``(3) Designated activity.--The term `designated activity' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 20150.
       ``(4) ISS management entity.--The term `ISS management 
     entity' has the meaning given the term in section 20150.''.
       (b) Special Handling of Trade Secrets or Confidential 
     Information.--Section 20131(b)(2) of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Information described.--
       ``(A) Activities under agreement.--Information referred to 
     in paragraph (1) is information that--
       ``(i) results from activities conducted under an agreement 
     entered into under subsections (e) and (f) of section 20113; 
     and
       ``(ii) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial 
     information that is privileged or confidential within the 
     meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the information 
     had been obtained from a non-Federal party participating in 
     such an agreement.
       ``(B) Certain data.--Information referred to in paragraph 
     (1) includes data (as defined in section 20151) that--
       ``(i) was first produced by the Administration in the 
     performance of any designated activity (as defined in section 
     20150); and
       ``(ii) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial 
     information that is privileged or confidential within the 
     meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 if the data had been 
     obtained from a non-Federal party.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 2625, is further amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 20150 the following:

``20151. Data rights.''.

     SEC. 2627. PAYMENTS RECEIVED FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE-ENABLED 
                   PRODUCTION ON THE ISS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Administrator should determine a threshold for NASA 
     to recover the costs of supporting the commercial development 
     of products or services aboard the ISS, through the 
     negotiation of agreements, similar to agreements made by 
     other Federal agencies that support private sector 
     innovation; and
       (2) the amount of such costs that to be recovered or 
     profits collected through such agreements should be applied 
     by the Administrator through a tiered process, taking into 
     consideration the relative maturity and profitability of the 
     applicable product or service.
       (b) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 2626, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 20152. Payments received for commercial space-enable 
       production

       ``(a) Annual Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
     the Administrator shall review the profitability of any 
     partnership with a private entity under a contract in which 
     the Administrator--
       ``(A) permits the use of the ISS by such private entities 
     to produce a commercial product or service; and
       ``(B) provides the total unreimbursed cost of a 
     contribution by the Federal Government for the use of Federal 
     facilities, equipment, materials, proprietary information of 
     the Federal Government, or services of a Federal employee 
     during working hours, including the cost for the 
     Administration to carry out its responsibilities under 
     paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 504(d) of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
     2010 (42 U.S.C. 18354(d)).
       ``(2) Negotiation of reimbursements.--Subject to the review 
     described in paragraph

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     (1), the Administrator shall seek to enter into an agreement 
     to negotiate reimbursements for payments received, or 
     portions of profits created, by any mature, profitable 
     private entity described in that paragraph, as appropriate, 
     through a tiered process that reflects the profitability of 
     the relevant product or service.
       ``(3) Use of funds.--Amounts received by the Administrator 
     in accordance with an agreement under paragraph (2) shall be 
     used by the Administrator in the following order of priority:
       ``(A) To defray the operating cost of the ISS.
       ``(B) To develop, implement, or operate future low-Earth 
     orbit platforms or capabilities.
       ``(C) To develop, implement, or operate future human deep 
     space platforms or capabilities.
       ``(D) Any other costs the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(4) Report.--On completion of the first annual review 
     under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that includes a description of the results 
     of the annual review, any agreement entered into under this 
     section, and the amounts recouped or obtained under any such 
     agreement.
       ``(b) Licensing and Assignment of Inventions.--
     Notwithstanding sections 3710a and 3710c of title 15 and any 
     other provision of law, after payment in accordance with 
     subsection (A)(i) of such section 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i) to the 
     inventors who have directly assigned to the Federal 
     Government their interests in an invention under a written 
     contract with the Administration or the ISS management entity 
     for the performance of a designated activity, the balance of 
     any royalty or other payment received by the Administrator or 
     the ISS management entity from licensing and assignment of 
     such invention shall be paid by the Administrator or the ISS 
     management entity, as applicable, to the Space Exploration 
     Fund.
       ``(c) Space Exploration Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a fund, to be known as the `Space 
     Exploration Fund' (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Fund'), to be administered by the Administrator.
       ``(2) Use of fund.--The Fund shall be available to carry 
     out activities described in subsection (a)(3).
       ``(3) Deposits.--There shall be deposited in the Fund--
       ``(A) amounts appropriated to the Fund;
       ``(B) fees and royalties collected by the Administrator or 
     the ISS management entity under subsections (a) and (b); and
       ``(C) donations or contributions designated to support 
     authorized activities.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Amounts available to the 
     Administrator under this subsection shall be--
       ``(A) in addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
     the purpose described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) available for a period of 5 years, to the extent and 
     in the amounts provided in annual appropriation Acts.
       ``(d) Definitions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, any term used in this 
     section that is also used in section 20150 shall have the 
     meaning given the term in that section.
       ``(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, as amended by 
     section and 2626, is further amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 20151 the following:

``20152. Payments received for commercial space-enabled production.''.

     SEC. 2628. STEPPING STONE APPROACH TO EXPLORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 70504 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 70504. Stepping stone approach to exploration

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator, in sustainable steps, 
     may conduct missions to intermediate destinations, such as 
     the Moon, in accordance with section 20302(b), and on a 
     timetable determined by the availability of funding, in order 
     to achieve the objective of human exploration of Mars 
     specified in section 202(b)(5) of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     18312(b)(5)), if the Administrator--
       ``(1) determines that each such mission demonstrates or 
     advances a technology or operational concept that will enable 
     human missions to Mars; and
       ``(2) incorporates each such mission into the human 
     exploration roadmap under section 432 of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization 
     Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-10; 51 U.S.C. 20302 note).
       ``(b) Cislunar Space Exploration Activities.--In conducting 
     a mission under subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
       ``(1) use a combination of launches of the Space Launch 
     System and space transportation services from United States 
     commercial providers, as appropriate, for the mission;
       ``(2) plan for not fewer than 1 Space Launch System launch 
     annually beginning after the first successful crewed launch 
     of Orion on the Space Launch System; and
       ``(3) establish an outpost in orbit around the Moon that--
       ``(A) demonstrates technologies, systems, and operational 
     concepts directly applicable to the space vehicle that will 
     be used to transport humans to Mars;
       ``(B) has the capability for periodic human habitation; and
       ``(C) can function as a point of departure, return, or 
     staging for Administration or nongovernmental or 
     international partner missions to multiple locations on the 
     lunar surface or other destinations.
       ``(c) Cost-effectiveness.--To maximize the cost-
     effectiveness of the long-term space exploration and 
     utilization activities of the United States, the 
     Administrator shall take all necessary steps, including 
     engaging nongovernmental and international partners, to 
     ensure that activities in the Administration's human space 
     exploration program are balanced in order to help meet the 
     requirements of future exploration and utilization activities 
     leading to human habitation on the surface of Mars.
       ``(d) Completion.--Within budgetary considerations, once an 
     exploration-related project enters its development phase, the 
     Administrator shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     to complete that project without undue delay.
       ``(e) International Participation.--To achieve the goal of 
     successfully conducting a crewed mission to the surface of 
     Mars, the Administrator shall invite the partners in the ISS 
     program and other nations, as appropriate, to participate in 
     an international initiative under the leadership of the 
     United States.''.
       (b) Definition of Cislunar Space.--Section 10101 of title 
     51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) Cislunar space.--The term `cislunar space' means the 
     region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including 
     the region around the surface of the Moon.''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 3 of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 
     Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18302) is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``(3) Cislunar space.--The term `cislunar space' means the 
     region of space beyond low-Earth orbit out to and including 
     the region around the surface of the Moon.''.

     SEC. 2628A. HUMAN SPACE FACILITIES IN AND BEYOND LOW-EARTH 
                   ORBIT.

       (a) Human Space Facility Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``human space facility'' means a structure for use in or 
     beyond low-Earth orbit that supports, or has the potential to 
     support, human life.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     human space facilities play a significant role in the long-
     term pursuit by the Administration of the exploration goals 
     under section 202(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     18312(a)).
       (c) Report on Crewed and Uncrewed Human Space Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this division, the Administrator shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the potential development of 1 or more human space 
     facilities.
       (2) Contents.--With respect to the potential development of 
     each human space facility referred to in paragraph (1), the 
     report required under such paragraph shall include a 
     description of the following:
       (A) The capacity of the human space facility to advance, 
     enable, or complement human exploration of the solar system, 
     including human exploration of the atmosphere and the surface 
     of celestial bodies.
       (B) The role of the human space facility as a staging, 
     logistics, and operations hub in exploration architecture.
       (C) The capacity of the human space facility to support the 
     research, development, testing, validation, operation, and 
     launch of space exploration systems and technologies.
       (D) Opportunities and strategies for commercial operation 
     or public-private partnerships with respect to the human 
     space facility that protect taxpayer interests and foster 
     competition.
       (E) The role of the human space facility in encouraging 
     further crewed and uncrewed exploration investments.
       (F) The manner in which the development and maintenance of 
     the International Space Station would reduce the cost of, and 
     time necessary for, the development of the human space 
     facility.
       (d) Cislunar Space Exploration Activities.--The 
     Administrator shall establish an outpost in orbit around the 
     Moon that--
       (1) demonstrates technologies, systems, and operational 
     concepts directly applicable to the space vehicle that will 
     be used to transport humans to Mars;
       (2) has the capability for periodic human habitation; and

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       (3) can function as a point of departure, return, or 
     staging for Administration or nongovernmental or 
     international partner missions to multiple locations on the 
     lunar surface or other destinations.

     SEC. 2628B. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO 
                   LIFE-SUSTAINING TECHNICAL SYSTEMS AND PLAN FOR 
                   ACHIEVING POWER SUPPLY.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this division, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress--
       (1) a report on the research and development of the 
     Administration relating to technical systems for the self-
     sufficient sustainment of life in and beyond low-Earth orbit; 
     and
       (2) a plan for achieving a power supply on the Moon that 
     includes--
       (A) a consideration of the resources necessary to 
     accomplish such plan in the subsequent--
       (i) 1 to 3 years;
       (ii) 3 to 5 years; and
       (iii) 5 to 10 years;
       (B) collaboration and input from industry and the 
     Department of Energy, specifically the Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency-Energy;
       (C) the use of a variety of types of energy, including 
     solar and nuclear; and
       (D) a detailed description of the resources necessary for 
     the Administration to build a lunar power facility with 
     human-tended maintenance requirements during the subsequent 
     10-year period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1858. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        On page 349, beginning on line 23, strike ``expended.'' 
     and all that follows through page 350, line 13 and insert the 
     following:
       expended.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1859. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

           TITLE IV--INDIVIDUAL TAX PROVISIONS MADE PERMANENT

     SEC. __01. FINDINGS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Innovation in the United States has been and will 
     continue to be the main driver of technological progress and 
     economic growth.
       (2) Taxation, in the form of both personal income taxes and 
     corporate income taxes, matters for innovation along the 
     intensive and extensive margins and both at the micro and 
     macro levels.
       (3) From 1900 to 2000, States with the most innovations 
     also witnessed the fastest growth.
       (4) Globally, the evidence demonstrates that countries with 
     an overall lower tax burden will enjoy a higher level of 
     innovation, greater quality of innovation, and more robust 
     inventive activity.
       (5) Efficient tax policy can provide effective incentives 
     for many economic activities, including innovation.
       (6) Inefficient tax policy can create heavy, deadweight 
     burdens, hurt incentives, and slow down innovation.
       (7) High rates of corporate and personal income taxation 
     negatively affect the quantity, quality, and location of 
     innovation at the individual, organizational, and State 
     level.

     SEC. __02. PERMANENT MODIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL RATE 
                   BRACKETS.

       (a) Married Individuals Filing Joint Returns and Surviving 
     Spouses.--The table contained in subsection (a) of section 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
     follows:

 
          ``If taxable income is:                    The tax is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not over $19,050..........................  10% of taxable income.
Over $19,050 but not over $77,400.........  $1,905, plus 12% of the
                                             excess over $19,050.
Over $77,400 but not over $165,000........  $8,907, plus 22% of the
                                             excess over $77,400.
Over $165,000 but not over $315,000.......  $28,179, plus 24% of the
                                             excess over $165,000.
Over $315,000 but not over $400,000.......  $64,179, plus 32% of the
                                             excess over $315,000.
Over $400,000 but not over $600,000.......  $91,379, plus 35% of the
                                             excess over $400,000.
Over $600,000.............................  $161,379, plus 37% of the
                                             excess over $600,000.''.

       (b) Heads of Households.--The table contained in subsection 
     (b) of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended to read as follows:

 
          ``If taxable income is:                    The tax is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not over $13,600..........................  10% of taxable income.
Over $13,600 but not over $51,800.........  $1,360, plus 12% of the
                                             excess over $13,600.
Over $51,800 but not over $82,500.........  $5,944, plus 22% of the
                                             excess over $51,800.
Over $82,500 but not over $157,500........  $12,698, plus 24% of the
                                             excess over $82,500.
Over $157,500 but not over $200,000.......  $30,698, plus 32% of the
                                             excess over $157,500.
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000.......  $44,298, plus 35% of the
                                             excess over $200,000.
Over $500,000.............................  $149,298, plus 37% of the
                                             excess over $500,000.''.

       (c) Unmarried Individuals Other Than Surviving Spouses and 
     Heads of Households.--The table contained in subsection (c) 
     of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     to read as follows:

 
          ``If taxable income is:                    The tax is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not over $9,525...........................  10% of taxable income.
Over $9,525 but not over $38,700..........  $952.50, plus 12% of the
                                             excess over $9,525.
Over $38,700 but not over $82,500.........  $4,453.50, plus 22% of the
                                             excess over $38,700.
Over $82,500 but not over $157,500........  $14,089.50, plus 24% of the
                                             excess over $82,500.
Over $157,500 but not over $200,000.......  $32,089.50, plus 32% of the
                                             excess over $157,500.
Over $200,000 but not over $500,000.......  $45,689.50, plus 35% of the
                                             excess over $200,000.
Over $500,000.............................  $150,689.50, plus 37% of the
                                             excess over $500,000.''.

       (d) Married Individuals Filing Separate Returns.--The table 
     contained in subsection (d) of section 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

 
          ``If taxable income is:                    The tax is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not over $9,525...........................  10% of taxable income.
Over $9,525 but not over $38,700..........  $952.50, plus 12% of the
                                             excess over $9,525.
Over $38,700 but not over $82,500.........  $4,453.50, plus 22% of the
                                             excess over $38,700.
Over $82,500 but not over $157,500........  $14,089.50, plus 24% of the
                                             excess over $82,500.
Over $157,500 but not over $200,000.......  $32,089.50, plus 32% of the
                                             excess over $157,500.
Over $200,000 but not over $300,000.......  $45,689.50, plus 35% of the
                                             excess over $200,000.
Over $300,000.............................  $80,689.50, plus 37% of the
                                             excess over $300,000.''.

       (e) Estates and Trusts.--The table contained in subsection 
     (e) of section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended to read as follows:

 
          ``If taxable income is:                    The tax is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Not over $2,550...........................  10% of taxable income.
Over $2,550 but not over $9,150...........  $255, plus 24% of the excess
                                             over $2,550.
Over $9,150 but not over $12,500..........  $1,839, plus 35% of the
                                             excess over $9,150.
Over $12,500..............................  $3,011.50, plus 37% of the
                                             excess over $12,500.''.

       (f) Adjustment for Inflation.--Subsection (f) of section 1 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1993'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``2018'',
       (2) by striking ``determined--'' and all that follows in 
     paragraph (2)(A) and inserting ``determined by substituting 
     `2017' for `2016' in paragraph (3)(A)(ii),'',
       (3) by striking ``a married individual filing a separate 
     return'' in paragraph (7)(B) and inserting ``any unmarried 
     individual other than a surviving spouse or head of 
     household'',
       (4) by striking ``married individuals filing separately'' 
     in the heading of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``certain unmarried individuals'', and
       (5) by striking paragraph (8).
       (g) Capital Gains Brackets.--Subsection (h) of section 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``which would (without regard to this 
     paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 25 percent'' in paragraph 
     (1)(B)(i) and inserting ``below the maximum zero rate 
     amount'',
       (2) by striking ``which would (without regard to this 
     paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 39.6 percent'' in 
     paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I) and inserting ``below the maximum 15-
     percent rate amount'', and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Maximum amounts defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Maximum zero rate amount.--The maximum zero rate 
     amount shall be--
       ``(i) in the case of a joint return or surviving spouse, 
     $77,200,
       ``(ii) in the case of an individual who is a head of 
     household (as defined in section 2(b)), $51,700,
       ``(iii) in the case of any other individual (other than an 
     estate or trust), an amount equal to \1/2\ of the amount in 
     effect for the taxable year under clause (i), and
       ``(iv) in the case of an estate or trust, $2,600.
       ``(B) Maximum 15-percent rate amount.--The maximum 15-
     percent rate amount shall be--
       ``(i) in the case of a joint return or surviving spouse, 
     $479,000 (\1/2\ such amount in the case of a married 
     individual filing a separate return),
       ``(ii) in the case of an individual who is the head of a 
     household (as defined in section 2(b)), $452,400,

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       ``(iii) in the case of any other individual (other than an 
     estate or trust), $425,800, and
       ``(iv) in the case of an estate or trust, $12,700.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning after 2018, each of the dollar amounts in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     subsection (f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 2017' 
     for `calendar year 2016' in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

     If any increase under this subparagraph is not a multiple of 
     $50, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest 
     multiple of $50.''.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking subsections (i) and (j).
       (2) Section 3402(q)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``third lowest'' and inserting ``fourth lowest''.
       (i) Section 15 Not To Apply.--Section 15 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any change in a rate 
     of tax by reason of this section.
       (j) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __03. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED 
                   BUSINESS INCOME OF PASS-THRU ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __04. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON LOSSES FOR 
                   TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 461(l) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Limitation.--In the case of taxable year of a 
     taxpayer other than a corporation, any excess business loss 
     of the taxpayer for the taxable year shall not be allowed.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 461 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (j) 
     (relating to limitation on excess farm losses of certain 
     taxpayers).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __05. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INCREASE IN STANDARD 
                   DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 63(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$4,400'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``$18,800'', and
       (2) by striking ``$3,000'' in subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting ``$12,000''.
       (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Paragraph (4) of section 63(c) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Adjustments for inflation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 2018, the $18,000 and 
     $12,000 amounts in subparagraph (A) shall each be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `2017' for `2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.
       ``(B) Certain amounts.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1988, each dollar amount 
     contained in paragraph (5) or subsection (f) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting for `calendar year 2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof--

       ``(I) `calendar year 1987' in the case of the dollar 
     amounts contained in paragraph (5)(A) or subsection (f), and
       ``(II) `calendar year 1997' in the case of the dollar 
     amount contained in paragraph (5)(B).''.

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 63(c) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (7).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __06. PERMANENT INCREASE AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) Increase in Credit Amount.--Section 24(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$2,000''.
       (b) Limitation.--Paragraph (2) of section 24(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Threshold amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(A) $400,000 in the case of a joint return, and
       ``(B) $200,000 in any other case.''.
       (c) Partial Credit Allowed for Certain Other Dependents.--
     Subsection (h) of section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Partial Credit Allowed for Certain Other 
     Dependents.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit determined under subsection 
     (a) shall be increased by $500 for each dependent of the 
     taxpayer (as defined in section 7706) other than a qualifying 
     child described in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Exception for certain noncitizens.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply with respect to any individual who would not 
     be a dependent if subparagraph (A) of section 7706(b)(3) were 
     applied without regard to all that follows `resident of the 
     United States'.
       ``(3) Certain qualifying children.--In the case of any 
     qualifying child with respect to whom a credit is not allowed 
     under this section by reason of subsection (e)(1), such child 
     shall be treated as a dependent to whom subparagraph (A) 
     applies.''.
       (d) Maximum Amount of Refundable Credit.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount determined under paragraph 
     (1)(A) with respect to any qualifying child shall not exceed 
     $1,400, and such paragraph shall be applied without regard to 
     subsection (h).
       ``(B) Adjustment for inflation.--In the case of a taxable 
     year beginning after 2018, the $1,400 amount in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `2017' for `2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

     If any increase under this clause is not a multiple of $100, 
     such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of 
     $100.''.
       (e) Earned Income Threshold for Refundable Credit.--Section 
     24(d)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (f) Social Security Number Required.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 24(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Qualifying child social security number 
     requirement.--No credit shall be allowed under this section 
     to a taxpayer with respect to any qualifying child unless the 
     taxpayer includes the name and social security number of such 
     child on the return of tax for the taxable year. For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, the term `social security number' 
     means a social security number issued to an individual by the 
     Social Security Administration, but only if the social 
     security number is issued--
       ``(A) to a citizen of the United States or pursuant to 
     subclause (I) (or that portion of subclause (III) that 
     relates to subclause (I)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the 
     Social Security Act, and
       ``(B) before the due date for such return.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2021.

     SEC. __07. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INCREASED LIMITATION FOR 
                   CERTAIN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 170(b)(1)(G) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``for any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026,'' in clause 
     (i),
       (2) by striking ``for any taxable year described in such 
     clause'' in clause (ii), and
       (3) by striking ``For each taxable year described in clause 
     (i), and each taxable year to which any contribution under 
     this subparagraph is carried over under clause (ii), 
     subparagraph (A)'' in clause (iii) and inserting 
     ``Subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions in taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 2025.

     SEC. __08. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   ABLE ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 529A(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``before January 
     1, 2026''.
       (b) Allowance of Savers Credit.--Section 25B(d)(1)(D) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``before January 1, 2026,''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __09. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ROLLOVERS TO ABLE PROGRAMS 
                   FROM 529 PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 529(c)(3)(C)(i)(III) is amended by 
     striking ``before January 1, 2026,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __10. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING SERVICES IN THE SINAI 
                   PENINSULA OF EGYPT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 11026 of Public 
     Law 115-97 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``beginning before January 1, 2026'' in 
     paragraph (1)(B), and
       (2) by striking ``beginning before January 1, 2026'' in 
     paragraph (2)(B).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __11. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF STUDENT LOANS 
                   DISCHARGED ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH OR DISABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 108(f)(5) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``and before January 1, 2026,''.

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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __12. REPEAL OF DEDUCTION FOR PERSONAL EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part V of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Definition of Dependent Retained.--Section 152 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, prior to repeal by subsection 
     (a), is hereby redesignated as section 7706 of such Code and 
     moved to the end of chapter 79 of such Code.
       (c) Application to Estates and Trusts.--Subparagraph (C) of 
     section 642(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the exemption amount under section 
     151(d)'' in clause (i) and inserting ``$4,150'', and
       (2) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning in a calendar year after 2018, the $4,150 
     amount in clause (i) shall be increased by an amount equal 
     to--

       ``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(II) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     begins, determined by substituting `2017' for `2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.''.
       (d) Application to Nonresident Aliens.--Section 873(b) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (e) Modification of Return Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6012 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Every individual who has gross income for the taxable 
     year, except that a return shall not be required of--
       ``(A) an individual who is not married (determined by 
     applying section 7703) and who has gross income for the 
     taxable year which does not exceed the standard deduction 
     applicable to such individual for such taxable year under 
     section 63, or
       ``(B) an individual entitled to make a joint return if--
       ``(i) the gross income of such individual, when combined 
     with the gross income of such individual's spouse, for the 
     taxable year does not exceed the standard deduction which 
     would be applicable to the taxpayer for such taxable year 
     under section 63 if such individual and such individual's 
     spouse made a joint return,
       ``(ii) such individual and such individual's spouse have 
     the same household as their home at the close of the taxable 
     year,
       ``(iii) such individual's spouse does not make a separate 
     return, and
       ``(iv) neither such individual nor such individual's spouse 
     is an individual described in section 63(c)(2) who has income 
     (other than earned income) in excess of the amount in effect 
     under section 63(c)(2)(A).'', and
       (B) by striking subsection (f).
       (2) Bankruptcy estates.--Paragraph (8) of section 6012(a) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``the sum of the 
     exemption amount plus the basic standard deduction under 
     section 63(c)(2)(D)'' and inserting ``the standard deduction 
     in effect under section 63(c)(1)(B)''.
       (f) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2(a)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by striking ``a dependent'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 151'' and inserting ``a dependent who 
     (within the meaning of section 7706, determined without 
     regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof) 
     is a son, stepson, daughter, or stepdaughter of the 
     taxpayer''.
       (2) Section 36B(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (3) Section 36B(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``unless a deduction is allowed under section 151 
     for the taxable year with respect to a dependent'' in the 
     flush matter at the end and inserting ``unless the taxpayer 
     has a dependent for the taxable year''.
       (4) Section 36B(c)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 
     is allowable to another taxpayer'' and inserting ``who is a 
     dependent of another taxpayer''.
       (5) Section 36B(d)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``equal to the number of individuals for whom the taxpayer is 
     allowed a deduction under section 151 (relating to allowance 
     of deduction for personal exemptions) for the taxable year'' 
     and inserting ``the sum of 1 (2 in the case of a joint 
     return) plus the number of the taxpayer's dependents for the 
     taxable year''.
       (6) Section 36B(e)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``1 or more individuals for whom a taxpayer is allowed a 
     deduction under section 151 (relating to allowance of 
     deduction for personal exemptions) for the taxable year 
     (including the taxpayer or his spouse)'' and inserting ``1 or 
     more of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent 
     of the taxpayer''.
       (7) Section 42(i)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 
     7706'', and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     comma.
       (8) Section 63(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``minus--'' and all that follows and inserting ``minus the 
     standard deduction.''.
       (9) Section 63(d) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``other than--'' and all that follows and inserting ``other 
     than the deductions allowable in arriving at adjusted gross 
     income.''.
       (10) Section 72(t)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (11) Section 72(t)(7)(A)(iii) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(f)(1)''.
       (12) Section 105(b) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``as defined in section 152'' and inserting 
     ``as defined in section 7706'',
       (B) by striking ``section 152(f)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 7706(f)(1)'', and
       (C) by striking ``section 152(e)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(e)''.
       (13) Section 105(c)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (14) Section 125(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (15) Section 129(c) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``with respect to whom, for such taxable 
     year, a deduction is allowable under section 151(c) (relating 
     to personal exemptions for dependents) to'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting ``who is a dependent of'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 152(f)(1)'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``section 7706(f)(1)''.
       (16) Section 132(h)(2)(B) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 152(f)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 7706(f)(1)'', and
       (B) by striking ``section 152(e)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(e)''.
       (17) Section 139D(c)(5) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (18) Section 162(l)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(f)(1)''.
       (19) Section 170(g)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (20) Section 170(g)(3) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 7706(d)(2)''.
       (21) Section 172(d) of such Code is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (22) Section 220(b)(6) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is 
     allowable to'' and inserting ``who is a dependent of''.
       (23) Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (24) Section 223(b)(6) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``with respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is 
     allowable to'' and inserting ``who is a dependent of''.
       (25) Section 223(d)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (26) Section 401(h) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152(f)(1)'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``section 7706(f)(1)''.
       (27) Section 402(l)(4)(D) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (28) Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``section 152(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(a)''.
       (29) Section 501(c)(9) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section 7706(f)(1)''.
       (30) Section 529(e)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(d)(2)''.
       (31) Section 703(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
     through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively.
       (32) Section 874 of such Code is amended by striking 
     subsection (b) and by redesignating subsection (c) as 
     subsection (b).
       (33) Section 891 of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``under section 151 and''.
       (34) Section 904(b) of such Code is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1).
       (35) Section 931(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``(other than the deduction under section 151, relating to 
     personal exemptions)''.
       (36) Section 933 of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(other than the deduction under section 
     151, relating to personal exemptions)'' in paragraph (1), and
       (B) by striking ``(other than the deduction for personal 
     exemptions under section 151)'' in paragraph (2).
       (37) Section 1212(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) in the case of an estate or trust, the deduction 
     allowed for such year under section 642(b).''.
       (38) Section 1361(c)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(f)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(f)(1)(C)''.
       (39) Section 1402(a) of such Code is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).
       (40) Section 2032A(c)(7)(D) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(f)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(f)(2)''.
       (41) Section 3402(m)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``other than the deductions referred to in section 151 and''.
       (42) Section 3402(r)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``the sum of--'' and all that follows and inserting ``the 
     standard deduction in effect under section 63(c)(1)(B).''.

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       (43) Section 5000A(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152'' and inserting ``section 7706''.
       (44) Section 5000A(c)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``the number of individuals for whom the taxpayer is 
     allowed a deduction under section 151 (relating to allowance 
     of deduction for personal exemptions) for the taxable year'' 
     and inserting ``the sum of 1 (2 in the case of a joint 
     return) plus the number of the taxpayer's dependents for the 
     taxable year''.
       (45) Section 6013(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``had less than the exemption amount of 
     gross income'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``had no gross 
     income'',
       (B) by striking ``had gross income of the exemption amount 
     or more'' in clause (iii) and inserting ``had any gross 
     income'', and
       (C) by striking the flush language following clause (iii).
       (46) Section 6103(l)(21)(A)(iii) of such Code is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(iii) the number of the taxpayer's dependents,''.
       (47) Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (H).
       (48) Section 6334(d)(2) of such Code is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exempt amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `exempt amount' means an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the sum of the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B) and the standard deduction, divided by
       ``(ii) 52.
       ``(B) Amount determined.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the amount determined under this subparagraph is $4,150 
     multiplied by the number of the taxpayer's dependents for the 
     taxable year in which the levy occurs.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning after 2018, the $4,150 amount in subparagraph 
     (B) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 2017' for 
     `calendar year 2016' in subparagraph (A) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.
       ``(D) Verified statement.--Unless the taxpayer submits to 
     the Secretary a written and properly verified statement 
     specifying the facts necessary to determine the proper amount 
     under subparagraph (A), subparagraph (A) shall be applied as 
     if the taxpayer were a married individual filing a separate 
     return with no dependents.''.
       (49) Section 7702B(f)(2)(C)(iii) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 152(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     7706(d)(2)''.
       (50) Section 7703(a) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``part V of subchapter B of chapter 1 and''.
       (51) Section 7703(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``section 152(f)(1)'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``section 7706(f)(1),''.
       (52) Section 7706(a) of such Code, as redesignated by this 
     section, is amended by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
     inserting ``subtitle A''.
       (53)(A) Section 7706(d)(1)(B) of such Code, as redesignated 
     by this section, is amended by striking ``the exemption 
     amount (as defined in section 151(d))'' and inserting 
     ``$4,150''.
       (B) Section 7706(d) of such Code, as redesignated by this 
     section, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any calendar 
     year beginning after 2018, the $4,150 amount in paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by 
     substituting `calendar year 2017' for `calendar year 2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

     If any increase determined under the preceding sentence is 
     not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     next lowest multiple of $100.''.
       (54) The table of sections for chapter 79 of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7706. Dependent defined.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __13. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR 
                   STATE AND LOCAL, ETC., TAXES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 164(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, and before January 1, 2026'', and
       (2) by striking ``2018 through 2025'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``after 2017''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __14. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR 
                   QUALIFIED RESIDENCE INTEREST.

       (a) Repeal of Home Equity Indebtedness.--
       (1) In general.--Section 163(h)(3)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``during the 
     taxable year on'' and all that follows through ``For purposes 
     of'' and inserting ``during the taxable year on acquisition 
     indebtedness with respect to any qualified principal 
     residence of the taxpayer. For purposes of''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 163(h)(3) of such Code 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Limitation on Acquisition Indebtedness.--
       (1) In general.--Section 163(h)(3)(B)(ii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$1,000,000 
     ($500,000'' and inserting ``$750,000 ($375,000''.
       (2) Treatment of indebtedness incurred on or before 
     december 31, 2017; refinancings.--Section 163(h)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
     (a)(2), is amended by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Treatment of indebtedness incurred on or before 
     december 15, 2017; refinancings.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any indebtedness incurred 
     on or before December 15, 2017, subparagraph (B)(ii) shall 
     apply as in effect immediately before the enactment of the 
     Public Law 115-97, and, in applying such subparagraph to any 
     indebtedness incurred after such date, the limitation under 
     such subparagraph shall be reduced (but not below zero) by 
     the amount of any indebtedness incurred on or before December 
     15, 2017, which is treated as acquisition indebtedness for 
     purposes of this subsection for the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Binding contract exception.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer who enters into a written binding contract before 
     December 15, 2017, to close on the purchase of a principal 
     residence before January 1, 2018, and who purchases such 
     residence before April 1, 2018, subclause (III) shall be 
     applied by substituting `April 1, 2018' for `December 15, 
     2017'.
       ``(iii) Treatment of refinancings of indebtedness.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the case of any indebtedness which is 
     incurred to refinance indebtedness, such refinanced 
     indebtedness shall be treated for purposes of clause (i) as 
     incurred on the date that the original indebtedness was 
     incurred to the extent the amount of the indebtedness 
     resulting from such refinancing does not exceed the amount of 
     the refinanced indebtedness.
       ``(II) Limitation on period of refinancing.--Subclause (I) 
     shall not apply to any indebtedness after the expiration of 
     the term of the original indebtedness or, if the principal of 
     such original indebtedness is not amortized over its term, 
     the expiration of the term of the 1st refinancing of such 
     indebtedness (or if earlier, the date which is 30 years after 
     the date of such 1st refinancing).''.

       (c) Coordination With Exclusion of Income From Discharge of 
     Indebtedness.--Section 108(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by striking ``, applied by substituting'' 
     and all that follows through ``section 163(h)(3)(F)(i)(II)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 163(h)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in the heading of subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking 
     ``$1,000,000'', and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (F).
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __15. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MODIFICATIONS TO DEDUCTION 
                   FOR PERSONAL CASUALTY LOSSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 165(h) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, and before January 1, 2026'' in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       (2) by striking ``2018 through 2025'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``after 2017''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to losses incurred in taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 2020.

     SEC. __16. REPEAL OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 67 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Rule.--No miscellaneous itemized deduction 
     shall be allowed for any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 2017.'',
       (2) by striking subsection (g), and
       (3) by striking ``2-percent floor on'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``treatment of''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``2-percent floor on'' in the 
     item relating to section 67 and inserting ``Treatment of''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __17. REPEAL OF OVERALL LIMITATION ON ITEMIZED 
                   DEDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part 1 of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 
     68 (and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for such part).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1(f)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``section 68(b)(2),''.
       (2) Section 56(b)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (F).
       (3) Section 164(b)(5)(H)(ii)(III) of such Code is amended 
     by inserting ``(as in effect before

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     the date of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)'' 
     after ``68(b)''.
       (4) Section 642(b)(2)(C)(i)(I) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``as an individual described in section 
     68(b)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``as an individual who is not 
     married and who is not a surviving spouse or head of 
     household''.
       (5) Section 773(a)(3)(B) of such Code is amended by 
     striking clause (i) and redesignating clauses (ii) through 
     (iv) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __18. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR QUALIFIED BICYCLE 
                   COMMUTING REIMBURSEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 132(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 132(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Section 132(f)(4) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``(other than a qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement)''.
       (3) Section 132(f)(5) of such Code is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (F).
       (4) Section 132(f) of such Code is amended by striking 
     paragraph (8).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __19. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION OF EXCLUSION 
                   FOR QUALIFIED MOVING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 132(g) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``individual'' and 
     inserting ``qualified military member'', and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Qualified military member.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified military member' means a member of 
     the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who 
     moves pursuant to a military order and incident to a 
     permanent change of station.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __20. REPEAL OF DEDUCTION FOR MOVING EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 217 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--There shall be allowed as a 
     deduction moving expenses paid or incurred during the taxable 
     year in connection with the commencement of work by a member 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who 
     moves pursuant to a military order and incident to a 
     permanent change of station.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 217 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f), and (i),
       (B) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (j) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and
       (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``moving expenses of his spouse and dependents'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``moving expenses of his spouse and 
     dependents as if his spouse commenced work as an employee at 
     a new principal place of work at such location.''.
       (2) Section 23 of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``217(h)(3)'' each place it appears in subsections (d)(3) and 
     (e) and inserting ``217(d)(3)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __21. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON WAGERING 
                   LOSSES.

       (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 165(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``in 
     the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, 
     and before January 1, 2026,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __22. INCREASE IN ESTATE AND GIFT TAX EXEMPTION MADE 
                   PERMANENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 2010(c)(3)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$10,000,000''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2010(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Subsection (g) of section 2001 of such Code is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(g) Modifications to Gift Tax Payable To Reflect 
     Different Tax Rates.--For purposes of applying subsection 
     (b)(2) with respect to 1 or more gifts, the rates of tax 
     under subsection (c) in effect at the decedent's death shall, 
     in lieu of the rates of tax in effect at the time of such 
     gifts, be used both to compute--
       ``(1) the tax imposed by chapter 12 with respect to such 
     gifts, and
       ``(2) the credit allowed against such tax under section 
     2505, including in computing--
       ``(A) the applicable credit amount under section 
     2505(a)(1), and
       ``(B) the sum of the amounts allowed as a credit for all 
     preceding periods under section 2505(a)(2).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying and gifts made 
     after December 31, 2020.

     SEC. __23. INCREASE IN ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX EXEMPTION MADE 
                   PERMANENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 55(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``$78,750'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``$109,400'', and
       (B) by striking ``$50,600'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``$70,300'', and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``$150,000'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000'', and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) 50 percent of the dollar amount applicable under 
     subparagraph (A) in the case of a taxpayer described in 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), and
       ``(C) 50 percent of $150,000 in the case of a taxpayer 
     described in paragraph (1)(D).''.
       (b) Inflation Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 55(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting for `calendar year 2016' in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof--

       ``(I) `calendar year 2011' in the case of the dollar 
     amounts described in clauses (i), (iv), and (v) of 
     subparagraph (B), and
       ``(II) `calendar year 2017' in the case of the dollar 
     amounts described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph 
     (B).''.

       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 55(d)(3)(B) of such 
     Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of 
     paragraph (1), and'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1),'',
       (B) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (2).'' in clause (iii) and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A),'', 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) the dollar amount contained in paragraph (1)(D), and
       ``(v) the dollar amount contained in paragraph (2)(C).''.
       (c) Treatment of Unearned Income of Minor Children.--
     Section 59 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. __24. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 11000 of Public Law 115-97 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (a) as subsection (b) and by 
     inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the `Tax 
     Cuts and Jobs Act'.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1860. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of part IV of subtitle B of title VI of 
     division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2652A. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COLLABORATION ON UNMANNED 
                   TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that NASA, through its 
     Aeronautics Directorate, should collaborate with the Science 
     and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland 
     Security on research and development of technologies to 
     provide unmanned traffic management applications for enhanced 
     air domain awareness.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1861. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In subsection (a)(1)(I) of section 2005 (relating to key 
     technology focus areas) of division B, insert ``, carbon 
     capture, utilization, and storage,'' after ``batteries''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1862. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish

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a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title II of division C, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3236. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the hostilities between 
     Israel and Iran-backed terrorist groups, including Hamas, 
     which began in May 2021, constitute an exceptional 
     circumstance and a major armed conflict involving Israel, as 
     contemplated by the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the 
     United States and Israel on September 15, 2016.
       (b) Direct Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Defense, out of amounts in the Treasury 
     not otherwise appropriated, $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2021, to remain available until expended, to replenish the 
     stockpiles of the Government of Israel of missile, rocket, 
     and projectile defense capabilities, including with respect 
     to the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system, to levels 
     of such stockpiles in effect on May 1, 2021, including 
     through the transfer of defense articles, defense services, 
     technical data, and funding to the Government of Israel.
       (c) Supplement, Not Supplant.--The amounts authorized and 
     appropriated under subsection (b) shall supplement, and not 
     supplant, any other amounts previously appropriated for the 
     procurement of missile, rocket, or projectile defense 
     capabilities, including for the Iron Dome short-range rocket 
     defense system.
       (d) Transfer Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     transfer to the Government of Israel such articles as may be 
     necessary to replenish stockpiles in accordance with 
     subsection (b).
       (e) Emergency Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The amounts provided under this section 
     are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
     U.S.C. 933(g)).
       (2) Designation in the senate.--In the Senate, this section 
     is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1863. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, insert the following:

      TITLE IV--EDUCATION FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

     SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Education Freedom 
     Scholarships and Opportunity Act''.

     SEC. 6402. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to encourage individual and 
     corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for 
     individual students through eligible scholarship-granting 
     organizations and eligible workforce training organizations, 
     as identified by States.

      Subtitle A--Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

     SEC. 6411. REFERENCES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 6412. TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELIGIBLE 
                   SCHOLARSHIP-GRANTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ELIGIBLE 
                   WORKFORCE TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Credit for Individuals.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding after section 25D the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 25E. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELIGIBLE SCHOLARSHIP-GRANTING 
                   ORGANIZATIONS AND ELIGIBLE WORKFORCE TRAINING 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the sum 
     of any qualified contributions made by the taxpayer during 
     the taxable year.
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--The credit allowed under 
     subsection (a) in any taxable year shall not exceed 10 
     percent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified contribution.--The term `qualified 
     contribution' means a contribution of cash to any eligible 
     scholarship-granting organization or eligible workforce 
     training organization.
       ``(2) Qualified expense.--The term `qualified expense' 
     means any educational expense that is--
       ``(A) for an individual student's elementary or secondary 
     education, as recognized by the State,
       ``(B) for the secondary education component of an 
     individual elementary or secondary student's career and 
     technical education, as defined by section 3(5) of the Carl 
     D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
     U.S.C. 2302(5)), or
       ``(C) for the purpose of providing eligible individual 
     participants with scholarships for secondary or postsecondary 
     vocational education and training, workforce development, or 
     apprenticeship training, including preparation and 
     examination costs relating to portable certificates or 
     credentials, or industry recognized certification or 
     credentialing programs.
       ``(3) Eligible scholarship-granting organization.--The term 
     `eligible scholarship-granting organization' means--
       ``(A) an organization that--
       ``(i) is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a),
       ``(ii) provides qualifying scholarships for qualified 
     expenses to only individual elementary and secondary students 
     who--

       ``(I) reside in the State in which the eligible 
     scholarship-granting organization is recognized, or
       ``(II) in the case of the Bureau of Indian Education, are 
     members of a federally recognized tribe,

       ``(iii) a State reports to the Secretary of Education as an 
     eligible scholarship-granting organization pursuant to 
     section 6421(c)(5)(B) of the Education Freedom Scholarships 
     and Opportunity Act,
       ``(iv) allocates at least 90 percent of qualified 
     contributions to qualifying scholarships for qualified 
     expenses, and
       ``(v) provides scholarships to--

       ``(I) more than 1 eligible student,
       ``(II) more than 1 eligible family, and
       ``(III) different eligible students attending more than one 
     education provider, or

       ``(B) an organization that--
       ``(i) is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a), and
       ``(ii) pursuant to State law, was able, as of the date of 
     the enactment of the Education Freedom Scholarships and 
     Opportunity Act, to receive contributions that are eligible 
     for a State tax credit if such contributions are used by the 
     organization to provide scholarships to individual elementary 
     and secondary students, including scholarships for attending 
     private schools.
       ``(4) Eligible workforce training organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible workforce training 
     organization' means any organization--
       ``(i) which is--

       ``(I) described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a), and
       ``(II) not a private foundation (as defined in section 
     509),

       ``(ii) whose purpose is to provide vocational education and 
     training, workforce development, or apprenticeship training 
     to eligible potential secondary or postsecondary students, 
     including organizations whose purpose is to provide 
     scholarships for portable certificates or credentials, or 
     industry recognized certifications or credentialing programs, 
     including preparation and examination costs,
       ``(iii) which is in compliance with applicable State laws,
       ``(iv) which a State has reported to the Secretary of 
     Education as an eligible workforce training organization 
     pursuant to section 6421(c)(5)(B) of the Education Freedom 
     Scholarships and Opportunity Act,
       ``(v) which satisfies the requirements described in clauses 
     (iv) and (v) of paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(B) Potential eligible workforce training 
     organizations.--Eligible workforce training organizations may 
     include, but are not limited to, organizations such as the 
     following (provided that such organizations satisfy the 
     requirements under subparagraph (A)):
       ``(i) Community colleges.
       ``(ii) Workforce training programs (as defined by the 
     applicable State workforce agency).
       ``(iii) Organizations which provide--

       ``(I) career and technical education, or
       ``(II) training or apprenticeships, including, but not 
     limited to, training or apprenticeships operated by a 
     collective bargaining organization or that provide industry 
     recognized certifications or credentials.

       ``(iv) Community organizations that provide training that 
     results in a certification.
       ``(5) Qualifying scholarship.--The term `qualifying 
     scholarship' means--
       ``(A) a scholarship granted by an eligible scholarship-
     granting organization to an individual elementary or 
     secondary student, or
       ``(B) a scholarship granted by an eligible workforce 
     training organization as a scholarship to a secondary or 
     postsecondary student for the purpose of vocational education 
     and training, workforce development, obtaining

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     portable certificates or credentials, or industry recognized 
     certification or credentialing programs, including 
     preparation and examination costs,

     under this section.
       ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
     Department of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of 
     Indian Education).
       ``(d) Rules of Construction.--
       ``(1) In general.--A scholarship awarded to a student from 
     the proceeds of a qualified contribution under this section 
     or section 45U shall not be considered assistance to the 
     school, eligible workforce training organization, or other 
     educational provider that enrolls, or provides educational 
     services to, the student or the student's parents.
       ``(2) Not treated as income.--The amount of any such 
     scholarship shall not be treated as income of the student or 
     their parents for purposes of Federal tax laws or for 
     determining eligibility for any other Federal program.
       ``(3) Prohibition of control over nonpublic education 
     providers.--
       ``(A) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, 
     allow, encourage, or authorize any Federal control over any 
     aspect of any private, religious, or home education provider, 
     whether or not a home education provider is treated as a 
     private school or home school under State law. This Act shall 
     not be construed to exclude private, religious, or home 
     education providers from participation in programs or 
     services under this Act.
       ``(B) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit, 
     allow, encourage, or authorize an entity submitting a list of 
     eligible scholarship-granting organizations or eligible 
     workforce training organizations on behalf of a State to 
     mandate, direct, or control any aspect of a private or home 
     education provider, regardless of whether or not a home 
     education provider is treated as a private school under state 
     law.
       ``(C) No participating State or entity acting on behalf of 
     a State shall exclude, discriminate against, or otherwise 
     disadvantage any education provider with respect to programs 
     or services under this Act based in whole or in part on the 
     provider's religious education character or affiliation, 
     including religiously or mission-based policies or practices.
       ``(4) Parental rights to use scholarships.--No 
     participating State or entity acting on behalf of a State 
     shall disfavor or discourage the use of such scholarships for 
     the purchase of elementary and secondary or workforce 
     training education services, including those services 
     provided by private or nonprofit entities, such as faith-
     based providers.
       ``(5) State and local authority.--Nothing in this section 
     or section 45U shall be construed to modify a State or local 
     government's authority and responsibility to fund education.
       ``(e) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Tax liability.--No credit allowed under this section 
     or section 45U shall exceed the taxpayer's Federal income tax 
     liability for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Prohibitions.--A taxpayer is prohibited from selling 
     or transferring any portion of a tax credit allowed under 
     this section or section 45U.
       ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--The Secretary shall 
     prescribe such regulations or other guidance to ensure that 
     the sum of the tax benefits provided by Federal, State, or 
     local law for a qualified contribution receiving a Federal 
     tax credit in any taxable year shall not exceed the sum of 
     the qualified contributions made by the taxpayer for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(f) Carryover of Credit.--If a tax credit allowed under 
     this section or section 45U is not fully used within the 
     applicable taxable year because of insufficient tax liability 
     on the part of the taxpayer, the unused amount may be carried 
     forward for a period not to exceed 5 years.
       ``(g) Election.--This section shall apply to a taxpayer for 
     a taxable year only if the taxpayer elects to have this 
     section apply for such taxable year.
       ``(h) Alternative Minimum Tax.--For purposes of calculating 
     the alternative minimum tax under section 55, a taxpayer may 
     use any credit received for a qualified contribution under 
     this section.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 25D the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Contributions to eligible scholarship-granting 
              organizations and eligible workforce training 
              organizations.''.
       (b) Credit for Corporations.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 45U. CONTRIBUTIONS TO ELIGIBLE SCHOLARSHIP-GRANTING 
                   ORGANIZATIONS AND ELIGIBLE WORKFORCE TRAINING 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, in 
     the case of a domestic corporation, there shall be allowed as 
     a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to the sum of any qualified 
     contributions (as defined in section 25E(c)(1)) made by such 
     corporation taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Amount of Credit.--The credit allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed 5 
     percent of the taxable income (as defined in section 
     170(b)(2)(D)) of the domestic corporation for such taxable 
     year.
       ``(c) Additional Provisions.--For purposes of this section, 
     any qualified contributions made by a domestic corporation 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 25E, to the 
     extent applicable.
       ``(d) Election.--This section shall apply to a taxpayer for 
     a taxable year only if the taxpayer elects to have this 
     section apply for such taxable year.''.
       (2) Credit part of general business credit.--Section 38(b) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and 
     inserting ``, plus''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(34) the credit for qualified contributions determined 
     under section 45U(a).''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45U. Contributions to eligible scholarship-granting 
              organizations and eligible workforce training 
              organizations.''.

  Subtitle B--Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Web 
                       Portal and Administration

     SEC. 6421. EDUCATION FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
                   WEB PORTAL AND ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Secretary of Labor, establish, host, and maintain a Web 
     portal that--
       (1) lists all scholarship-granting organizations and 
     workforce training organizations that are eligible under 
     section 25E or 45U of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       (2) enables a taxpayer to make a qualifying contribution to 
     one or more eligible scholarship-granting organizations and 
     eligible workforce training organizations and to immediately 
     obtain both a pre-approval of a tax credit for that 
     contribution and a receipt for tax filings;
       (3) provides information about the tax benefits of the 
     provisions of the Education Freedom Scholarships and 
     Opportunity Act under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       (4) enables a State to submit and update information about 
     its programs and its eligible scholarship-granting 
     organizations and eligible workforce training organizations 
     for informational purposes only, including information on--
       (A) student eligibility;
       (B) allowable educational expenses;
       (C) the types of allowable education providers;
       (D) the percentage of funds an organization may use for 
     program administration; and
       (E) the percentage of total contributions the organization 
     awards in a calendar year.
       (b) Nonportal Contributions.--A taxpayer may opt to make a 
     contribution directly to an eligible scholarship-granting 
     organization or an eligible workforce training organization, 
     instead of through the Web portal described in subsection 
     (a), provided that the taxpayer, or the eligible scholarship-
     granting organization or eligible workforce training 
     organization on behalf of the taxpayer, applies for, and 
     receives pre-approval for a tax credit from the Secretary of 
     Education in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (c) National and State Caps on Credits.--
       (1) National cap.--There is a cap of $10,000,000,000 on the 
     sum of the contributions that qualify for a credit under 
     section 25E and section 45U of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 for each calendar year, of which--
       (A) $5,000,000,000 shall be allotted for qualified 
     contributions to eligible scholarship-granting organizations; 
     and
       (B) $5,000,000,000 shall be allotted for qualified 
     contributions to eligible workforce training organizations.
       (2) Allocation of cap.--
       (A) Initial allocations.--For each calendar year, the 
     Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Labor, shall--
       (i) from the amount allotted under paragraph (1)(A)--

       (I) first reserve, for each State, an amount equal to the 
     sum of the qualifying contributions made in the State in the 
     previous year; and
       (II) next, allocate the remaining amount among the 
     participating States by allocating to each State the sum of--

       (aa) an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 
     percent of such remaining amount as the number of individuals 
     aged 5 through 17 in the State, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Education on the basis of the most recent 
     satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals 
     in all such States, as so determined; and
       (bb) an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 
     percent of such remaining amount as the number of individuals 
     aged 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the 
     poverty line in the State, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Education, on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, 
     bears to

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     the number of those individuals in all such States, as so 
     determined; and
       (ii) from the amount allotted under paragraph (1)(B)--

       (I) first reserve, for each State, an amount equal to the 
     sum of the qualifying contributions made in the State in the 
     previous year attributable to eligible workforce training 
     organizations; and
       (II) next, allocate the remaining amount among the 
     participating States by allocating to each State an amount 
     determined through a system, as established and maintained by 
     the Secretary of Labor, that accurately reflects demand and 
     potential qualified participants for apprenticeships and 
     workforce training within that State.

       (B) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
     no State receiving an allotment under this section may 
     receive less than one-half of one percent of the amount 
     allotted for a fiscal year.
       (C) Alternative allocation for qualified contributions to 
     eligible scholarship-granting organizations.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than the end of the fifth year 
     of the program or one year after the end of the first fiscal 
     year for which the total amount of credits claimed under 
     section 25E and section 45U of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 for qualified contributions to eligible scholarship-
     granting organizations is $2,500,000,000 or more, whichever 
     comes first, the Secretary of Education shall, by regulation, 
     provide for an alternative allocation method for the amount 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) that shall take effect 
     beginning with the first fiscal year after the regulation 
     takes effect.
       (ii) Alternative allocation method.--The alternative 
     allocation method described in clause (i) shall be expressed 
     as a formula based on a combination of the following data for 
     each State, as reported by the State to the Secretary of 
     Education:

       (I) The relative percentage of students in the State who 
     receive a elementary or secondary scholarship through a State 
     program that is financed through State tax-credited donations 
     or appropriations and that permits the elementary or 
     secondary scholarship to be used to attend a private school.
       (II) The total amount of all elementary and secondary 
     scholarships awarded through a State program that is financed 
     through State tax-credited donations or appropriations 
     compared to the total amount of current State and local 
     expenditures for free public education in the State.

       (iii) Allocation formula.--For any fiscal year to which 
     clause (i) applies, the Secretary of Education shall--

       (I) first reserve, for each State, an amount equal to the 
     sum of the qualifying contributions made in the State in the 
     previous year;
       (II) next, allocate two-thirds of the remaining amount of 
     the national cap for that year using the alternative 
     allocation method in clause (ii); and
       (III) then, allocate one-third of the remaining amount in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii).

       (iv) Ineligibility.--For any fiscal year to which clause 
     (i) applies, a State that does not provide the Secretary of 
     Education with information described in clause (ii) is not 
     eligible to receive an allocation through the alternative 
     allocation method under clause (ii).
       (3) Allowable partnerships.--A State may choose to 
     administer the allocation it receives under paragraph (2) in 
     partnership with one or more States, provided that the 
     eligible scholarship-granting organizations or eligible 
     workforce training organizations in each partner State serve 
     students who reside in all States in the partnership.
       (4) Total allocation.--A State's allocation, for any fiscal 
     year, is the sum of the amount determined for it under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), except as 
     provided in paragraph (2)(C).
       (5) Allocation and adjustments.--
       (A) Initial allocation to states.--No later than November 1 
     of the year preceding a year for which there is a national 
     cap on credits under paragraph (1) (hereafter in this 
     section, the ``applicable year''), or as early as practicable 
     with respect to the first year, the Secretary of Education 
     shall announce the State allocations under paragraph (2) for 
     the applicable year.
       (B) List of eligible scholarship-granting organizations and 
     eligible workforce training organizations.--No later than 
     January 1 of each applicable year, or as early as practicable 
     with respect to the first year, each State shall provide the 
     Secretary of Education a list of eligible scholarship-
     granting organizations and eligible workforce training 
     organizations described in paragraphs (3)(A) and (4) of 
     section 25E(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     including a certification that the entity submitting the list 
     on behalf of the State has the authority to perform this 
     function. Neither this title nor any other Federal law shall 
     be construed as limiting the entities that may submit the 
     list on behalf of a state.
       (C) Reallocation.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall, in 
     accordance with paragraph (2), reallocate to any other States 
     the allocation of a State which, for any applicable year--

       (I) fails to provide the Secretary of Education a list of 
     eligible scholarship-granting organizations and eligible 
     workforce training organizations pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B); and
       (II) does not have an eligible scholarship-granting 
     organization (as described in section 25E(c)(3)(B) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) located in such State.

       (ii) Unclaimed credits.--On or after April 1 of any 
     applicable year, the Secretary of Education may reallocate, 
     to one or more other States that have eligible scholarship-
     granting organizations and eligible workforce training 
     organizations in the States, without regard to paragraph (2), 
     the allocation of a State for which the State's allocation 
     has not been claimed.
       (d) Definitions.--The definitions of terms in section 
     25E(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 apply to those 
     terms as used in this title.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     administering this section and sections 25E and 45U of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated, and there are appropriated, such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year.
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  SA 1864. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1022, beginning on line 19, strike ``approved'' and 
     all that follows through line 22 and insert the following: 
     ``that the Secretary determines will have an important effect 
     on the foreign relations of the United States and were 
     approved for negotiation by the Secretary in writing during 
     the prior month.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1865. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 1022, strike line 18 and all that follows 
     through page 1023, line 2.
       On page 1023, line 3, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(A)''.
       On page 1023, line 21, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(B)''.
       Beginning on page 1024, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through page 1026, line 11.
       On page 1025, line 4, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 1026, beginning on line 16, strike 
     ``subparagraphs'' and all that follows through line 17 and 
     insert the following: ``subparagraph (A)(iii) and clauses 
     (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1),''.
       On page 1027, beginning on line 2, strike ``subparagraphs'' 
     and all that follows through line 4 and insert the following: 
     ``subparagraph (A)(iii) and clauses (iii) and (iv) of 
     subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1) shall not be subject to 
     the requirement''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1866. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SECTION 2528. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL SCIENTISTS AND TECHNICAL 
                   EXPERTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY INNOVATION BASE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``National Security Innovation Pathways Act of 2021''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) National security innovation base.--The term ``National 
     Security Innovation Base'' means the network of persons and 
     organizations, including Federal agencies, institutions of 
     higher education, federally

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     funded research and development centers, defense industrial 
     base entities, nonprofit organizations, commercial entities, 
     and venture capital firms that are engaged in the military 
     and non-military research, development, funding, and 
     production of innovative technologies that support the 
     national security of the United States.
       (c) Admission of Essential Scientists and Technical Experts 
     to Promote and Protect National Security Innovation Base.--
       (1) Special immigrant status.--In accordance with the 
     procedures established under paragraph (6)(A), and subject to 
     the numerical limitations under paragraph (3)(A), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security may provide an alien described 
     in paragraph (2) (and the spouse and children of the alien if 
     accompanying or following to join the alien) with the status 
     of a special immigrant under section 101(a)(27) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)) if the 
     alien--
       (A) submits a classification petition under section 
     204(a)(1)(G)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)(i)); and
       (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and 
     is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent 
     residence.
       (2) Aliens described.--An alien is described in this 
     paragraph if--
       (A) the alien--
       (i) is employed by a United States employer and engaged in 
     work to promote and protect the National Security Innovation 
     Base;
       (ii) is engaged in basic or applied research, funded by the 
     Department of Defense, through a United States institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); or
       (iii) possesses scientific or technical expertise that will 
     advance the development of critical technologies identified 
     in the National Defense Strategy or the National Defense 
     Science and Technology Strategy, required by section 218 of 
     the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1679 ); and
       (B) the Secretary of Defense issues a written statement to 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security confirming that the 
     admission of the alien is essential to advancing the 
     research, development, testing, or evaluation of critical 
     technologies described in subparagraph (A)(iii) or otherwise 
     serves national security interests.
       (3) Numerical limitations.--
       (A) In general.--The total number of aliens described in 
     paragraph (2) who may be provided special immigrant status 
     under this subsection may not exceed--
       (i) 100 in fiscal year 2022;
       (ii) 200 in fiscal year 2023;
       (iii) 300 in fiscal year 2024;
       (iv) 400 in fiscal year 2025; and
       (v) 500 in fiscal year 2026 and in each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       (B) Exclusion from numerical limitation.--Aliens provided 
     special immigrant status under this subsection shall not be 
     counted against the numerical limitations under sections 
     201(d), 202(a), and 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(d), 1152(a), and 1153(b)(4)).
       (4) Defense competition for scientists and technical 
     experts.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement a process to select, on a competitive basis 
     from among individuals described in paragraph (2), 
     individuals for recommendation to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security for special immigrant status under paragraph (1).
       (5) Authorities.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall authorize appropriate personnel of 
     the Department of Defense to use all personnel and management 
     authorities available to the Department, including--
       (A) the personnel and management authorities provided to 
     the science and technology reinvention laboratories;
       (B) the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in 
     196(i) of title 10, United States Code); and
       (C) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (6) Procedures.--Not later than 360 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly establish policies 
     and procedures implementing this subsection, which shall 
     include procedures for--
       (A) processing petitions for classification submitted under 
     paragraph (1)(A) and applications for an immigrant visa or 
     adjustment of status, as applicable; and
       (B) the thorough processing of any required security 
     clearances.
       (7) Fees.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     establish a fee that--
       (A) will be charged and collected for processing each 
     application filed under this subsection; and
       (B) is set at a level that will ensure recovery of the full 
     costs of such processing and any additional costs associated 
     with the administration of the fees collected.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Implementation report.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that--
       (A) includes a plan for implementing the authorities 
     provided under this section; and
       (B) identifies any additional authorities that may be 
     required to assist the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
     Secretary of Defense to fully implement this section.
       (2) Program evaluation and report.--
       (A) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an evaluation of the competitive program 
     and special immigrant program described in subsection (c).
       (B) Report.--Not later than October 1, 2025, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that describes the results of the 
     evaluation conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1867. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     TITLE_--BOLSTERING LONG-TERM UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF 
                   THE GREAT LAKES, OCEANS, BAYS, AND ESTUARIES

     SEC. _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Bolstering Long-term 
     Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, 
     Bays, and Estuaries Act'' or the ``BLUE GLOBE Act''.

     SEC. _02. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to promote and support--
       (1) the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of the 
     Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and
       (2) the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing of 
     data related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts to facilitate science and operational decision making.

     SEC. _03. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Federal agencies should 
     optimize data collection, management, and dissemination, to 
     the extent practicable, to maximize their impact for 
     research, conservation, commercial, regulatory, and 
     educational benefits and to foster innovation, scientific 
     discoveries, the development of commercial products, and the 
     development of sound policy with respect to the Great Lakes, 
     oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.

     SEC. _04. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the 
     Under Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

     SEC. _05. WORKFORCE STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES 
     Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, skillsets, or 
     credentials'' after ``degrees'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or highly qualified 
     technical professionals and tradespeople'' after 
     ``atmospheric scientists'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, skillsets, or 
     credentials'' after ``degrees'';
       (5) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``scientist''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, observations, 
     and monitoring;''
       (6) in paragraph (6), by striking ``into Federal'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``, technical professionals, and 
     tradespeople into Federal career positions;''
       (7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) whether there is a shortage in the number of 
     individuals with technical or trade-based skillsets or 
     credentials suited to a career in oceanic and atmospheric 
     data collection, processing, satellite production, or 
     satellite operations;''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) workforce diversity and actions the Federal 
     Government can take to increase diversity in the scientific 
     workforce; and
       ``(9) actions the Federal Government can take to shorten 
     the hiring backlog for such workforce.''.
       (b) Coordination.--Section 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     893c(b)) is amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere''.
       (c) Report.--Section 303(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 893c(c)) 
     is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``the date of enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``the date of the enactment of the Bolstering Long-
     term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, 
     Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act'';
       (2) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``to each committee'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 302 of this Act'' and inserting ``to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (d) Program and Plan.--Section 303(d) of such Act (33 
     U.S.C. 893c(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere''; and
       (2) by striking ``academic partners'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``academic partners.''.

     SEC. _06. ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE INSTITUTES.

       (a) Focus on Emerging Technologies.--The Administrator 
     shall consider evaluating the goals of one or more 
     Cooperative Institutes of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to include focusing on advancing 
     or applying emerging technologies, which may include--
       (1) applied uses and development of real-time and other 
     advanced genetic technologies and applications, including 
     such technologies and applications that derive genetic 
     material directly from environmental samples without any 
     obvious signs of biological source material;
       (2) deployment of, and improvements to, the durability, 
     maintenance, and other lifecycle concerns of advanced 
     unmanned vehicles, regional small research vessels, and other 
     research vessels that support and launch unmanned vehicles 
     and sensors; and
       (3) supercomputing and big data management, including data 
     collected through model outputs, electronic monitoring, and 
     remote sensing.
       (b) Coordination With Other Programs.--If appropriate, the 
     Cooperative Institutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean 
     Observation Committee, the regional associations of the 
     Integrated Ocean Observing System, and other ocean observing 
     programs to coordinate technology needs and the transition of 
     new technologies from research to operations.

     SEC. _07. ELECTRONIC MONITORING INNOVATION PRIZE.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and under the authority provided by section 24 of 
     the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3719), the Administrator, in consultation with the 
     heads of relevant Federal agencies and nongovernmental 
     partners, as appropriate, shall establish an Electronic 
     Monitoring Innovation Prize, which may be awarded for the 
     development of advanced electronic fisheries monitoring 
     equipment and data analysis tools, including improved fish 
     species recognition software.

     SEC. _08. BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION.

       (a) Measurement of Blue Economy Industries.--The 
     Administrator, in consultation with the heads of other 
     relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a program to 
     improve the collection, aggregation, and analysis of data to 
     measure the value and impact of industries related to the 
     Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the 
     economy of the United States, including living resources, 
     marine construction, marine transportation, offshore energy 
     development and siting including for renewable energy, 
     offshore mineral production, ship and boat building, tourism, 
     recreation, subsistence, commercial, recreational, and 
     charter fishing, seafood processing, and other fishery-
     related businesses, aquaculture such as kelp and shellfish, 
     and other industries the Administrator considers appropriate 
     (known as ``Blue Economy'' industries).
       (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to 
     develop a Coastal and Ocean Economy Satellite Account that 
     includes national, Tribal, and State-level statistics to 
     measure the contribution of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts to the overall economy of the United 
     States; and
       (2) collaborate with national and international 
     organizations and governments to promote consistency of 
     methods, measurements, and definitions to ensure 
     comparability of results between countries.
       (c) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years 
     until the date that is 20 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
     publish a report that--
       (1) defines the Blue Economy, in coordination with Indian 
     Tribes, academia, the private sector, nongovernmental 
     organizations, and other relevant experts;
       (2) makes recommendations for updating North American 
     Industry Classification System (NAICS) reporting codes to 
     reflect the Blue Economy; and
       (3) provides a comprehensive estimate of the value and 
     impact of the Blue Economy with respect to each State and 
     territory of the United States, including--
       (A) the value and impact of--
       (i) economic activities that are dependent upon the 
     resources of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts;
       (ii) the population and demographic characteristics of the 
     population along the coasts;
       (iii) port and shoreline infrastructure;
       (iv) the volume and value of cargo shipped by sea or across 
     the Great Lakes; and
       (v) data collected from the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts, including such data collected by 
     businesses that purchase and commodify the data, including 
     weather prediction and seasonal agricultural forecasting; and
       (B) to the extent possible, the qualified value and impact 
     of the natural capital of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts with respect to tourism, recreation, 
     natural resources, and cultural heritage, including other 
     indirect values.

     SEC. _09. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-OCEANS.

       (a) Agreement.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall seek to 
     enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences 
     to conduct the comprehensive assessment under subsection (b).
       (b) Comprehensive Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the 
     Administrator and the National Academy of Sciences under this 
     section, the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a 
     comprehensive assessment to evaluate--
       (A) whether there is a need for an Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency-Oceans (ARPA-O) that operates within the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     coordination with, but not duplicative of, existing Federal 
     research programs relating to oceanic, coastal, Great Lakes, 
     estuarine, and related systems, including programs of the 
     Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       (B) if there is such a need, the feasibility of 
     establishing such an ARPA-O.
       (2) Elements.--The comprehensive assessment conducted under 
     paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) an assessment of how an ARPA-O may help overcome the 
     long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the 
     development of ocean technologies, with the goal of enhancing 
     the economic, ecological, and national security of the United 
     States through the rapid development of technologies that 
     result in--
       (i) improved data collection, monitoring, and prediction of 
     the ocean environment, including sea ice conditions;
       (ii) overcoming barriers to the application of new and 
     improved technologies, such as high costs and scale of 
     operational missions;
       (iii) improved technology for fishery stock assessments and 
     surveys; and
       (iv) ensuring that the United States maintains a 
     technological lead in developing and deploying advanced ocean 
     technologies;
       (B) an evaluation of the organizational structures under 
     which an ARPA-O could be organized, which takes into 
     account--
       (i) best practices for new research programs;
       (ii) metrics and approaches for periodic program 
     evaluation;
       (iii) capacity to fund and manage external research awards; 
     and
       (iv) options for oversight of the activity through the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (C) an estimation of the scale of investment necessary to 
     pursue high priority ocean technology projects; and
       (D) in a case in which an ARPA-O is not recommended as an 
     independent office, recommendations to improve the Office of 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to achieve the goals described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     comprehensive assessment conducted under subsection (b).
       (2) Definition of appropriate committees of congress.--In 
     this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives;
       (D) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. _10. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

       No additional funds are to be authorized to carry out this 
     title.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1868. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       After section 2645, insert the following:

     SEC. 2645A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL SMALLSAT DATA 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Section 60501 of title 51, United States Code, states 
     that the goal of the Administration's Earth science program 
     is ``to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and 
     applications activities to better understand the Earth, how 
     it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability 
     to do so in the future''.
       (2) Section 50115 title 51, United States Code, directs the 
     Administrator to acquire space-based and airborne Earth 
     remote sensing data, services, distribution, and applications 
     from a commercial provider.
       (3) In 2019, the Administrator established the Commercial 
     SmallSat Data Acquisition Pilot Program to identify, 
     evaluate, and acquire data from commercial sources that 
     support NASA's Earth science research and application goals, 
     and NASA has--
       (A) determined, in its 2020 final evaluation entitled 
     ``Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program Pilot 
     Evaluation Report'', that the program has been a success;
       (B) expanded its procurement arrangements with commercial 
     vendors to provide Earth remote sensing data and imagery to 
     NASA-funded scientists; and
       (C) sought to increase the number of commercial vendors, 
     expand acquisition of commercial data products, and broaden 
     user access despite a lack of corresponding growth in the 
     program's budget.
       (b) Establishment of Commercial SmallSat Data Program.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 603 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 60307. Commercial SmallSat Data program

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     establish within the Earth Science Division of the Science 
     Mission Directorate a program, to be known as the `Commercial 
     SmallSat Data Program' (referred to in this section as the 
     `Program'), to procure and disseminate commercial Earth 
     observation data and imagery.
       ``(b) Data Publication and Transparency.--The terms and 
     conditions of commercial remote sensing data acquisitions 
     under the Program may not prevent the publication of--
       ``(1) data for scientific purposes; or
       ``(2) information that enhances the original data of a 
     vendor.
       ``(c) Funding.--The Administrator may obligate such sums as 
     necessary--
       ``(1) to procure from commercial vendors the remote sensing 
     data and imagery necessary to advance NASA scientific 
     research and applications; and
       ``(2) to establish or modify end-use license terms and 
     conditions to allow individuals other than NASA-funded users 
     to use such procured data and imagery.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that includes the following:
       ``(1) A list of all vendors that provide remote sensing 
     data and imagery to NASA.
       ``(2) The end-use license terms and conditions for each 
     such vendor.
       ``(3) A description of the manner in which each such vendor 
     is advancing scientific research and applications, including 
     the priorities recommended in the decadal surveys of the 
     National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
       ``(4) A determination as to whether the Administrator has 
     entered into any agreement with a commercial vendor or any 
     other civilian agency that permits the use of data and 
     imagery by Federal Government employees, contractors, or non-
     Federal users.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1869. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 100, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for lithium extraction or purification 
     activities.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), 
     $300,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
     Science Foundation under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 
     2022 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy for 
     lithium extraction or purification activities for such fiscal 
     year.
       On page 101, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for lithium extraction or purification 
     activities.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), 
     $300,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
     Science Foundation under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 
     2023 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy for 
     lithium extraction or purification activities for such fiscal 
     year.
       On page 102, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for lithium extraction or purification 
     activities.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), 
     $300,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
     Science Foundation under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 
     2024 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy for 
     lithium extraction or purification activities for such fiscal 
     year.
       On page 104, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for lithium extraction or purification 
     activities.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), 
     $300,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
     Science Foundation under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 
     2025 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy for 
     lithium extraction or purification activities for such fiscal 
     year.
       On page 105, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for lithium extraction or purification 
     activities.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), 
     $300,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
     Science Foundation under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 
     2026 shall be transferred to the Secretary of Energy for 
     lithium extraction or purification activities for such fiscal 
     year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1870. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 100, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for uranium enrichment activities.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), $1,000,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available to the National Science Foundation 
     under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 2022 shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Energy for uranium enrichment 
     activities for such fiscal year.
       On page 101, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for uranium enrichment activities.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), $1,000,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available to the National Science Foundation 
     under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 2023 shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Energy for uranium enrichment 
     activities for such fiscal year.
       On page 102, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for uranium enrichment activities.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), $1,000,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available to the National Science Foundation 
     under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 2024 shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Energy for uranium enrichment 
     activities for such fiscal year.
       On page 104, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for uranium enrichment activities.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), $1,000,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available to the National Science Foundation 
     under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 2025 shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Energy for uranium enrichment 
     activities for such fiscal year.
       On page 105, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (3) Energy spending for uranium enrichment activities.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2)(A), $1,000,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available to the National Science Foundation 
     under paragraph (2)(A) for fiscal year 2026 shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Energy for uranium enrichment 
     activities for such fiscal year.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1871. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCLUSION FOR ARTICLES OR 
                   COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES THAT CONTAIN, WERE 
                   PRODUCED USING, BENEFIT FROM, OR USE TRADE 
                   SECRETS MISAPPROPRIATED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH 
                   IMPROPER MEANS BY A FOREIGN AGENT OR FOREIGN 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Stopping and Excluding Chinese Rip-offs and Exports with 
     United States

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     Trade Secrets Act of 2021'' or the ``SECRETS Act of 2021''.
       (b) National Security Exclusion.--Title III of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 341 (19 
     U.S.C. 1341) the following:

     ``SEC. 342. NATIONAL SECURITY EXCLUSION FOR ARTICLES OR 
                   COMPONENTS OF ARTICLES THAT CONTAIN, WERE 
                   PRODUCED USING, BENEFIT FROM, OR USE TRADE 
                   SECRETS MISAPPROPRIATED OR ACQUIRED THROUGH 
                   IMPROPER MEANS BY A FOREIGN AGENT OR FOREIGN 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Upon a determination under subsection 
     (c)(1), and subject to the procedures required under 
     subsection (d), the Commission shall exclude from the United 
     States on the basis of national security imports of articles 
     that contain, were produced using, benefit from, or use any 
     trade secret acquired through improper means or 
     misappropriation by a foreign agent or foreign 
     instrumentality.
       ``(b) Interagency Committee on Trade Secrets.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established an Interagency 
     Committee on Trade Secrets (in this section referred to as 
     the `Committee') to carry out the review and submission of 
     allegations under paragraph (5) and such other duties as the 
     President may designate.
       ``(2) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the 
     following voting members (or the designee of any such 
     member):
       ``(i) The Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       ``(iii) The Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(iv) The Attorney General.
       ``(v) The Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.
       ``(vi) The head of such other Federal agency or other 
     executive office as the President determines appropriate, 
     generally or on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(B) Director of national intelligence.--The Director of 
     National Intelligence shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting 
     member of the Committee.
       ``(3) Chairperson.--The Attorney General shall serve as the 
     chairperson of the Committee.
       ``(4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet upon the 
     direction of the President or upon the call of the 
     chairperson, without regard to section 552b of title 5, 
     United States Code (if otherwise applicable).
       ``(5) Unfair trade practice review.--
       ``(A) Referral to commission.--The Committee shall--
       ``(i) review upon complaint under oath by the owner of a 
     trade secret or on its own initiative any allegations that an 
     article imported or to be imported into the United States is 
     a covered article; and
       ``(ii) submit to the Commission a report including those 
     allegations.
       ``(B) Analysis by director of national intelligence.--
       ``(i) In general.--As part of the review conducted under 
     subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     expeditiously carry out a thorough analysis of any 
     allegations under such subparagraph and shall incorporate the 
     views of appropriate intelligence agencies with respect to 
     those allegations.
       ``(ii) Timing.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 20 days after the date on 
     which the Committee begins review of the allegations under 
     subparagraph (A), the Director of National Intelligence shall 
     submit to the Committee the analysis required under clause 
     (i).
       ``(II) Supplementation or amendment.--Any analysis 
     submitted under subclause (I) may be supplemented or amended 
     as the Director of National Intelligence considers necessary 
     or appropriate or upon request by the Committee for 
     additional information.
       ``(III) Beginning of analysis before review.--The Director 
     of National Intelligence may begin an analysis under clause 
     (i) of allegations under subparagraph (A) before review by 
     the Committee of the allegations, in accordance with 
     applicable law.

       ``(iii) Independent role of director of national 
     intelligence.--The Director of National Intelligence shall be 
     provided with all notices received by the Committee regarding 
     allegations under subparagraph (A) but shall serve no policy 
     role on the Committee other than to provide analysis unless 
     serving on the Committee under paragraph (2)(A)(vi).
       ``(c) Ex Parte Preliminary Review, Investigation, and 
     Determination.--
       ``(1) Ex parte preliminary review.--Not later than 30 days 
     after receipt of an allegation contained in a report under 
     subsection (b)(5)(A)(ii) with respect to an article imported 
     or to be imported into the United States, the Commission 
     shall conduct a confidential, ex parte, preliminary review to 
     determine whether there is a reasonable indication the 
     article is more likely than not a covered article.
       ``(2) Investigation.--Not later than 150 days after an 
     affirmative determination under paragraph (1), the Commission 
     shall conduct an ex parte, in-depth investigation, which may 
     include a hearing at the discretion of the Commission, to 
     consider if that determination should be extended under 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Extension, modification, or termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission may extend, modify, or 
     terminate a determination under paragraph (1) for good cause 
     and as necessary and appropriate, as determined by the 
     Commission in consultation with the Committee and based on 
     the findings of the investigation conducted under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(B) Reconsideration.--The Commission shall reconsider any 
     extension, modification, or termination under subparagraph 
     (A) of a determination under paragraph (1) upon the request 
     of the Committee.
       ``(4) Consideration.--In conducting an preliminary review 
     under paragraph (1) or an investigation under paragraph (2) 
     with respect to an article, the Commission may consider the 
     following:
       ``(A) If the article contains, was produced using, benefits 
     from, or uses any trade secret acquired through improper 
     means or misappropriation by a foreign agent or foreign 
     instrumentality.
       ``(B) The national security and policy interests of the 
     United States, as established by the Committee for purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(5) Disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     information submitted to the Commission or exchanged among 
     the interested persons in connection with a preliminary 
     review under paragraph (1) or an investigation under 
     paragraph (2), including the owner of the trade secret with 
     respect to which the investigation or hearing is connected, 
     may not be disclosed except under a protective order issued 
     pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Commission that 
     authorizes limited disclosure of such information.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--The Commission may establish exceptions 
     to the prohibition on disclosure under subparagraph (A), such 
     as exceptions similar to the exceptions under section 
     337(n)(2).
       ``(6) Publication of results.--Not later than 30 days after 
     a determination under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     publish notice of its determination in the Federal Register.
       ``(7) Designation of lead agency from committee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General shall designate, as 
     appropriate, a Federal agency or agencies represented on the 
     Committee to be the lead agency or agencies on behalf of the 
     Committee for each action under paragraphs (1) through (3).
       ``(B) Duties.--The duties of the lead agency or agencies 
     designated under subparagraph (A), with respect to an action 
     under paragraphs (1) through (3), shall include assisting in 
     the action and coordinating activity between the Committee 
     and the Commission.
       ``(8) Consultation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In conducting an action under paragraphs 
     (1) through (3), the Commission shall consult with the heads 
     of such other Federal agencies (or their designees) as the 
     Commission determines appropriate on the basis of the facts 
     and circumstances of the action.
       ``(B) Cooperation.--The heads of Federal agencies consulted 
     under subparagraph (A) for an action, and the agency or 
     agencies designated under paragraph (7)(A), shall cooperate 
     with the Commission in conducting the action, including by--
       ``(i) producing documents and witnesses for testimony; and
       ``(ii) assisting with any complaint or report or any 
     analysis by the Committee.
       ``(9) Interaction with intelligence community.--The 
     Director of National Intelligence shall ensure that the 
     intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) remains 
     engaged in the collection, analysis, and dissemination to the 
     Commission of any additional relevant information that may 
     become available during the course of any action conducted 
     under paragraphs (1) through (3).
       ``(10) Rule of construction regarding submission of 
     additional information.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as prohibiting any interested person to an 
     allegation described in subsection (b)(5)(A) from submitting 
     additional information concerning the allegation while an 
     action under paragraphs (1) through (3) with respect to the 
     allegation is ongoing.
       ``(d) Procedures for Exclusion.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Commission determines under 
     subsection (c)(1) that it is more likely than not that an 
     article to be imported into the United States is a covered 
     article, not later than 30 days after receipt of the 
     allegation described in that subsection with respect to that 
     determination, the Commission shall--
       ``(A) direct through an order that the article concerned be 
     excluded from entry into the United States under subsection 
     (a); and
       ``(B) notify the President of that determination.
       ``(2) Presidential review.--If, before the end of the 15-
     day period beginning on the day after the date on which the 
     President is notified under paragraph (1)(B) of the 
     determination of the Commission under subsection (c)(1), the 
     President disapproves of that determination and notifies the 
     Commission of that disapproval, effective on the date of that 
     notice, that determination shall have no force or effect.
       ``(3) Action by secretary of the treasury.--
       ``(A) Notification.--Upon expiration of the 15-day period 
     described in paragraph (2), or notification from the 
     President of approval of the determination of the Commission 
     under subsection (c)(1) before the expiration of that period, 
     the Commission shall notify

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     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security of its action under subsection (a) to direct the 
     exclusion of covered articles from entry.
       ``(B) Refusal of entry.--Upon receipt of notice under 
     subparagraph (A) regarding the exclusion of covered articles 
     from entry, the Secretary of the Treasury shall refuse the 
     entry of those articles.
       ``(4) Continuation in effect.--Any exclusion from entry of 
     covered articles under subsection (a) shall continue in 
     effect until the Commission--
       ``(A) determines that the conditions that led to such 
     exclusion from entry do not exist; and
       ``(B) notifies the Secretary of the Treasury of that 
     determination.
       ``(5) Modification or rescission.--
       ``(A) In general.--An interested person may petition the 
     Commission for a modification or rescission of an exclusion 
     order under subsection (a).
       ``(B) Revisitation of exclusion.--The Commission may modify 
     or rescind the exclusion at any time at the discretion of the 
     Commission.
       ``(C) Burden of proof.--The burden of proof in any 
     proceeding before the Commission regarding a petition made by 
     an interested person under subparagraph (A) shall be on the 
     interested person.
       ``(D) Relief.--A modification or rescission for which a 
     petition is made under subparagraph (A) may be granted by the 
     Commission--
       ``(i) on the basis of new evidence or evidence that could 
     not have been presented at the prior proceeding; or
       ``(ii) on grounds that would permit relief from a judgment 
     or order under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(E) Evidentiary standard.--A modification or rescission 
     may be made under subparagraph (A) if an interested person 
     provides to the Commission clear and convincing evidence that 
     such a modification or rescission should be made.
       ``(e) Civil Actions.--
       ``(1) In general.--A civil action challenging a 
     determination by the Commission under subsection (a) may be 
     brought only--
       ``(A) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
     Circuit; and
       ``(B) not later than 60 days after a petition for 
     modification or rescission under subsection (d)(5) with 
     respect to that determination has been conclusively decided.
       ``(2) Procedures for review of privileged information.--If 
     a civil action challenging an determination under subsection 
     (a) is brought under paragraph (1) and the court determines 
     that protected information in the administrative record, 
     including classified or other information subject to 
     privilege or protections under law, is necessary to resolve 
     the challenge, that information shall be submitted ex parte 
     and in camera to the court and the court shall maintain that 
     information under seal.
       ``(3) Applicability of use of information provisions.--The 
     use of information provisions of sections 106, 305, 405, and 
     706 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 
     U.S.C. 1806, 1825, 1845, and 1881e) shall not apply in a 
     civil action challenging an investigation or determination 
     under this subsection.
       ``(f) Inapplicability of the Administrative Procedure 
     Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply 
     to--
       ``(A) an action conducted by the Commission under 
     paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c); or
       ``(B) the procedures for exclusion under paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) of subsection (d).
       ``(2) Adjudication.--Any adjudication under this section 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 554, 
     556, and 557 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(g) Freedom of Information Act Exception.--Section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     `Freedom of Information Act'), shall not apply to the 
     activities conducted under this section.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Commission may prescribe such 
     regulations as the Commission considers necessary and 
     appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Article.--The term `article' includes any article or 
     component of an article, including digital or physical 
     articles.
       ``(2) Covered article.--The term `covered article' means an 
     article subject to exclusion from the United States under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Foreign agent; foreign instrumentality; improper 
     means; misappropriation; owner; trade secret.--The terms 
     `foreign agent', `foreign instrumentality', `improper means', 
     `misappropriation', `owner', and `trade secret' have the 
     meanings given those terms in section 1839 of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       ``(4) Interested person.--The term `interested person', 
     with respect to an allegation under subsection (b)(5)(A), 
     means a person named in the allegation or otherwise 
     identified by the Commission as having a material interest 
     with respect to the allegation.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 341 the following:

``Sec. 342. National security exclusion for articles or components of 
              articles that contain, were produced using, benefit from, 
              or use trade secrets misappropriated or acquired through 
              improper means by a foreign agent or foreign 
              instrumentality.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1872. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title II of division E, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5214. COORDINATION OF SCREENING OF FOREIGN DIRECT 
                   INVESTMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Strategic investment through foreign direct investment 
     has emerged as a threat posed by countries that do not abide 
     by or respect the rules-based, global trading system.
       (2) Such countries continue to exploit gaps in the 
     uncoordinated and divided framework among countries that do 
     abide by the rules-based, global trading system, both in 
     developed countries by investments in critical technologies 
     and supply chains and developing countries, while creating 
     dependencies, debt traps, and exploitation of natural 
     resources without improving the living conditions in such 
     countries.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should work with other developed countries 
     that abide by the rules-based, global trading system to 
     improve the effectiveness of their screening of foreign 
     direct investment through better coordination, including by--
       (1) establishing a group dedicated to improving such 
     screening at a forum of heads of state, such as the Group of 
     7;
       (2) developing and agreeing to written best practices and a 
     commitment to sharing relevant information at the ministerial 
     level; and
       (3) using technical assistance to assist developing 
     countries in establishing foreign direct investment screening 
     mechanisms.
       (c) Report on Coordination of Screening of Foreign Direct 
     Investment.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on the work done 
     as of the date of the report under section 721(c)(3) of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(c)(3)) to 
     establish a formal process for the exchange of information 
     relating to foreign investment with countries that are allies 
     or partners of the United States.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the work described in paragraph (1), 
     including a list of the countries and engagements as of the 
     date of the report conducted under section 721(c)(3) of the 
     Defense Production Act of 1950;
       (B) a description of the formal process established under 
     that section;
       (C) a table showing the amounts expended as of the date of 
     the report under that section, disaggregated by fiscal year, 
     country, and purpose;
       (D) a description of plans to establish a forum at the 
     Group of 7 or other forum to discuss international 
     harmonization of foreign direct investment screening, best 
     practices, and technical assistance to foreign countries, or 
     any other actions taken or planned to achieve those same 
     objectives; and
       (E) any recommendations to Congress on ways to improve 
     international harmonization of foreign direct investment 
     screening, best practices, and technical assistance to 
     foreign countries.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1873. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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        On page 23, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       (5) Conditions of receipt.--
       (A) Required agreement.--A covered entity to which the 
     Secretary of Commerce awards Federal financial assistance 
     under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283) or paragraph (3) of this subsection with 
     amounts appropriated under this subsection shall enter into 
     an agreement that specifies that, during the 5-year period 
     immediately following the award of the Federal financial 
     assistance--
       (i) the covered entity will not--

       (I) repurchase an equity security that is listed on a 
     national securities exchange of the covered entity or any 
     parent company of the covered entity, except to the extent 
     required under a contractual obligation that is in effect as 
     of the date of enactment of this Act;
       (II) outsource or offshore jobs to a location outside of 
     the United States;
       (III) pay any officer or employee a salary in an amount 
     that is greater than 50 times the median salary of employees 
     during the period lasting one year after the end of the 
     calendar quarter in which the Federal financial assistance is 
     awarded;
       (IV) abrogate existing collective bargaining agreements;
       (V) consider any individual performing a service for the 
     covered entity as an independent contractor, unless--

       (aa) the individual is free from control and direction in 
     connection with the performance of the service, both under 
     the contract for the performance of service and in fact;
       (bb) the service is performed outside the usual course of 
     the business of the covered entity; and
       (cc) the individual is customarily engaged in an 
     independently established trade, occupation, profession, or 
     business of the same nature as that involved in the service 
     performed; or

       (VI) outsource labor for the covered entity to an 
     independent contractor; and

       (ii) the covered entity will--

       (I) require any contractor or subcontractor for any 
     construction project funded by the Federal financial 
     assistance to enter into a pre-hire collective bargaining 
     agreement or a project labor agreement; and
       (II) remain neutral in any union organizing effort.

       (B) Financial protection of government.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce may not award Federal financial assistance to a 
     covered entity under section 9902 of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (Public Law 116-283) or paragraph (3) of this subsection 
     with amounts appropriated under this subsection, unless--
       (i)(I) the covered entity has issued securities that are 
     traded on a national securities exchange; and
       (II) the Secretary of the Treasury receives a warrant or 
     equity interest in the covered business; or
       (ii) in the case of any covered entity other than a covered 
     entity described in clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     receives, in the discretion of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury--

       (I) a warrant or equity interest in the covered entity; or
       (II) a senior debt instrument issued by the covered entity.

       (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       (i) Covered project labor agreement.--The term ``covered 
     project labor agreement'' means a project labor agreement 
     that--

       (I) binds all contractors and subcontractors on a 
     construction project through the inclusion of appropriate 
     specifications in all relevant solicitation provisions and 
     contract documents;
       (II) allows all contractors and subcontractors to compete 
     for contracts and subcontracts without regard to whether they 
     are otherwise a party to a collective bargaining agreement;
       (III) contains guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and 
     other similar job disruptions;
       (IV) sets forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding 
     procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during the 
     covered project labor agreement; and
       (V) provides other mechanisms for labor-management 
     cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern, 
     including productivity, quality of work, safety, and health.

       (ii) Project labor agreement.--The term ``project labor 
     agreement'' means a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement 
     with one or more labor organizations that establishes the 
     terms and conditions of employment for a specific 
     construction project and is described in section 8(f) of the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1874. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 3002, insert the following:
       (29) Whereas PRC is an authoritarian government that does 
     not democratically elect its president, the United States 
     held its most secure election in history in November 2020 
     electing Joe Biden as President by a majority of both popular 
     vote and the electoral college.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1875. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for Mr. King) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 194, celebrating the 149th anniversary of Arbor Day; 
as follows:

       In the preamble, strike the tenth whereas clause and insert 
     ``Whereas sustainably grown wood can be used in a wide 
     variety of resilient infrastructure and building 
     applications--from traditional timber framing to high-tech 
     mass timber--and as a natural, renewable, and biodegradable 
     material, the significant use of wood building materials in 
     buildings and bridges helps decrease global carbon 
     emissions;''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1876. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike sections 3002 through 3004 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) CCP.--The term ``CCP'' means the Chinese Communist 
     Party.
       (3) Indo-pacific region.--The terms ``Indo-Pacific'' and 
     ``Indo-Pacific region'' mean the 37 countries and the 
     surrounding waterways that are under the area of 
     responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. These 
     countries are: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, 
     Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, 
     Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, 
     Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Palau, 
     Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, 
     Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, 
     Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.
       (4) People's liberation army; pla.--The terms ``People's 
     Liberation Army'' and ``PLA'' mean the armed forces of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (5) PRC; china.--The terms ``PRC'' and ``China'' mean the 
     People's Republic of China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1877. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title I of division C, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 3117. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTIONS ON POWER-GENERATION 
                   PROJECTS BY UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION IN CERTAIN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       Section 1451 of the Better Utilization of Investments 
     Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9671) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Prohibition on Restrictions on Power-generation 
     Projects in Certain Countries.--
       ``(1) Prohibition on certain restrictions on power-
     generation projects.--The Corporation shall not implement or 
     enforce any rule, regulation, policy, procedure, or guideline 
     that would prohibit or restrict the source of energy used by 
     a power-generation project the purpose of which is to provide 
     affordable electricity in an IDA-eligible country or an IDA-
     blend country.
       ``(2) Limitation on board.--The Board of the Corporation 
     shall not, whether directly or through authority delegated by 
     the Board, reject a power-generation project in an IDA-
     eligible country or an IDA-blend country based on the source 
     of energy used by the project.
       ``(3) All-of-the-above energy development strategy.--The 
     Corporation shall promote a technology- and fuel-neutral, 
     all-of-the-above energy development strategy for IDA-eligible 
     countries and an IDA-blend

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     countries that includes the use of oil, natural gas, coal, 
     hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal power and other 
     sources of energy.
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) IDA-eligible country.--The term `IDA-eligible 
     country' means a country eligible for support from the 
     International Development Association and not the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
       ``(B) IDA-blend country.--The term `IDA-blend country' 
     means a country eligible for support from both the 
     International Development Association and the International 
     Bank for Reconstruction and Development.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1878. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO 
                   PREVENTING IMPORTATION OF GOODS MADE WITH 
                   FORCED LABOR.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 for the Office of Trade of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection for activities to 
     strengthen enforcement actions and processes that prevent the 
     importation of goods made with forced labor.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1879. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 2510(a)(1)(A)(i) of division B, insert ``(or, 
     in the case of multi-sourced products, countries of origin)'' 
     after ``origin of the product''.

       In section 2510(a) of division B, insert the following at 
     the end:
       (4) Obligation to provide.--A manufacturer, distributor, 
     seller, or private labeler seeking to have a product 
     introduced, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in commerce 
     shall provide the information identified in subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (1) to the relevant retailer or internet 
     website marketplace.
       (5) Safe harbor.--A retailer or internet website 
     marketplace satisfies the disclosure requirements under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by disclosing the 
     country of origin and seller information provided by a 
     manufacturer, distributor, seller, or private labeler of the 
     product. If the retailer or internet website marketplace 
     determines or has a reasonable basis to conclude that the 
     information provided by a manufacturer, distributor, seller, 
     or private labeler to the retailer or internet website 
     marketplace for a product is false or deceptive, the retailer 
     or internet website marketplace shall not be required to 
     disclose such false or deceptive information and shall be 
     deemed to meet the disclosure requirements under such 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) for that product.

       In section 2510(b)(1) of division B, insert ``and except as 
     provided for in paragraph (2),'' after ``provision of law,''.

       In section 2510(b) of division B, insert the following at 
     the end:
       (3) Limitation of liability.--A retailer or internet 
     website marketplace is not in violation of this section or 
     section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) 
     if a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or private labeler 
     provided the retailer or internet website marketplace with a 
     false or deceptive representation as to the country of origin 
     of a product or its parts or processing.

       In section 2510(d) of division B, strike ``the date of 
     enactment of this division'' and insert ``the date of the 
     publication of the agreement under subsection (c)(3)(B)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1880. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 4115(b)(2)(A), insert ``, without regard to the 
     origin of the raw material inputs, including stone, sand, and 
     gravel'' after ``occurs in the United States''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1881. Mr. PETERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 61, on line 20, insert ``Appointment as a program 
     director under this section shall be voluntary, and the 
     Director is not authorized to remove a program director 
     during their appointed term unless for cause.'' after 
     ``tor.''

       Beginning on page 113, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through line 3 on page 115 and insert the following:
       (3) Direct hire authority.--
       (A) In general.--During fiscal year 2021 and any fiscal 
     year thereafter, the head of any Federal agency may appoint, 
     without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
     33 of title 5, United States Code, other than sections 3303, 
     3304(b), and 3328 of that title, a qualified candidate 
     described in subparagraph (B) directly to a position in the 
     competitive service with the Federal agency for which the 
     candidate meets Office of Personnel Management qualification 
     standards.
       (B) Fellowship or temporary rotational posting.--
     Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to a former recipient 
     of an award under this subsection who--
       (i) earned a doctoral degree in a STEM field from an 
     institution of higher education; and
       (ii) successfully fulfilled the requirements of the 
     fellowship or temporary rotational posting within a Federal 
     agency.
       (C) Limitation.--The direct hire authority under this 
     paragraph shall be exercised with respect to a specific 
     qualified candidate not later than 2 years after the date 
     that the candidate completed the requirements related to the 
     fellowship or temporary rotational posting described under 
     this subsection.
       (D) Number.--The number of employees appointed and retained 
     by the Federal Government under this paragraph shall not 
     exceed 10 at any time.

       Strike section 2204 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2204. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE 
                   FOUNDATION.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this division, the Director shall contract with 
     the National Academy of Public Administration to conduct a 
     study on the organizational and management structure of the 
     Foundation, to--
       (1) evaluate and make recommendations to efficiently and 
     effectively implement the Directorate for Technology and 
     Innovation;
       (2) evaluate and make recommendations to ensure 
     coordination of the Directorate for Technology and Innovation 
     with other directorates and offices of the Foundation and 
     other Federal agencies; and
       (3) make recommendations for the management of the 
     Foundation's business and personnel practices, including 
     implementation of the new hiring authorities and program 
     director authorities provided in section 2103.
       (b) Review.--Upon completion of the study under paragraph 
     (1), the Foundation shall review the recommendations from the 
     National Academy of Public Administration and provide a 
     briefing to Congress on the plans of the Foundation to 
     implement any such recommendations.

        Strike section 2665 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2665. APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Definition of Covered Provisions.--In this section, the 
     term ``covered provisions'' means the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, other than--
       (1) section 2301 of that title;
       (2) section 2302 of that title;
       (3) chapter 33 of that title;
       (4) chapter 71 of that title;
       (5) chapter 72 of that title; and
       (6) chapter 73 of that title.
       (b) Establishment.--There is established a 3-year pilot 
     program under which, notwithstanding section 20113 of title 
     51, United States Code, the Administrator may, with respect 
     to not more than 3,000 designated personnel--
       (1) appoint and manage such designated personnel of the 
     Administration, without regard to the covered provisions; and
       (2) fix the compensation of such designated personnel of 
     the Administration, without regard to chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     at a rate that does not exceed the per annum rate of salary 
     of the Vice President of the United States under section 104 
     of title 3, United States Code.

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       (c) Administrator Responsibilities.--In carrying out the 
     pilot program established under subsection (b), the 
     Administrator shall ensure that the pilot program--
       (1) uses--
       (A) state-of-the-art recruitment techniques;
       (B) simplified classification methods with respect to 
     personnel of the Administration; and
       (C) broad banding; and
       (2) offers--
       (A) competitive compensation; and
       (B) the opportunity for career mobility.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this division, the Administrator shall submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
       (1) describes in detail--
       (A) the use of the pilot program hiring authority under 
     this section, including pay, qualifications, and 
     classification of individuals hired under such authority;
       (B) the methods for recruitment under the program; and
       (C) efforts being made by the NASA to address any 
     compensation equity issue that may arise as a result of the 
     program;
       (2) analyzes the impact of the program on participants, 
     disaggregated by demographic factors including age, race, 
     ethnicity, gender, education, compensation, and job 
     classification;
       (3) compares the demographics of the program participants 
     with the demographics of NASA employees outside the program;
       (4) assesses the morale and engagement of the NASA 
     workforce participating in the program, as compared to the 
     morale and engagement of the NASA workforce outside the 
     program; and
       (5) makes recommendations with respect to the continuation, 
     modification, or permanent codification of the program.

        Strike section 2669 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2669. SEPARATIONS AND RETIREMENT INCENTIVES.

       (a) In General.--Section 20113 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Provisions Related to Separation and Retirement 
     Incentives.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
     `employee'--
       ``(A) means an employee of the Administration serving under 
     an appointment without time limitation; and
       ``(B) does not include--
       ``(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of 
     chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 or any other retirement 
     system for employees of the Federal Government;
       ``(ii) an employee having a disability on the basis of 
     which such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in 
     clause (i); or
       ``(iii) for purposes of eligibility for separation 
     incentives under this subsection, an employee who is in 
     receipt of a decision notice of involuntary separation for 
     misconduct or unacceptable performance.
       ``(2) Authority.--The Administrator may establish a program 
     under which employees may be eligible for early retirement, 
     offered separation incentive pay to separate from service 
     voluntarily, or both. This authority may be used to reduce 
     the number of personnel employed or to restructure the 
     workforce to meet mission objectives without reducing the 
     overall number of personnel. This authority is in addition 
     to, and notwithstanding, any other authorities established by 
     law or regulation for such programs.
       ``(3) Early retirement.--An employee who is at least 50 
     years of age and has completed 20 years of service, or has at 
     least 25 years of service, may, pursuant to regulations 
     promulgated under this subsection, apply and be retired from 
     the Administration and receive benefits in accordance with 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 if the employee 
     has been employed continuously within the Administration for 
     more than 30 days before the date on which the determination 
     to conduct a reduction or restructuring within 1 or more 
     Administration centers is approved.
       ``(4) Limitations on reemployment.--
       ``(A) An employee who receives separation pay under such 
     program may not be reemployed by the Administration for a 12-
     month period beginning on the effective date of the 
     employee's separation, unless this prohibition is waived by 
     the Administrator on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(B) An employee who receives separation pay under this 
     section on the basis of a separation and accepts employment 
     with the Government of the United States, or who commences 
     work through a personal services contract with the United 
     States within 5 years after the date of the separation on 
     which payment of the separation pay is based, shall be 
     required to repay the entire amount of the separation pay to 
     the Administration. If the employment is with an Executive 
     agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5) other than the 
     Administration, the Administrator may, at the request of the 
     head of that agency, waive the repayment if the individual 
     involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position. If the employment is 
     within the Administration, the Administrator may waive the 
     repayment if the individual involved is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position. If the employment is 
     with an entity in the legislative branch, the head of the 
     entity or the appointing official may waive the repayment if 
     the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant available for the position. If the 
     employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive 
     the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique 
     abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for 
     the position.
       ``(5) Regulations.--Under the program established under 
     paragraph (2), early retirement and separation pay may be 
     offered only pursuant to regulations established by the 
     Administrator, subject to such limitations or conditions as 
     the Administrator may require.
       ``(6) Use of existing funds.--The Administrator shall carry 
     out this subsection using amounts otherwise made available to 
     the Administrator and no additional funds are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out this subsection.''.
       (b) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
       Subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 3521--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) `agency'--
       ``(A) means an Executive agency as defined under section 
     105 (other than the Government Accountability Office); and
       ``(B) includes the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration; and''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)(vi)(III), by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) shall include an employee of the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration appointed in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 20113(b) of title 51, without 
     regard to any other provision of such section 20113(b).''; 
     and
       (2) in section 3523(b)(3)(B), by inserting ``, or, with 
     respect to an employee of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, including an employee described in section 
     3521(2)(C), not to exceed $40,000'' after ``$25,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1882. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 3314. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CLEAN AND ZERO 
                   EMISSION VEHICLES FROM SOURCES USING FORCED OR 
                   CHILD LABOR.

       No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the 
     procurement of clean or zero-emission vehicles for Federal, 
     State, local, or Tribal government fleets, including vehicles 
     of the United States Postal Service, until 45 days after the 
     President certifies to Congress that the vehicles so procured 
     do not contain materials that were sourced, processed, or 
     produced--
       (1) in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or in 
     facilities located outside Xinjiang that use labor or goods 
     from Xinjiang;
       (2) with child labor, as such term is defined in Article 3 
     of the International Labor Organization Convention concerning 
     the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of 
     the worst forms of child labor (December 2, 2000), or in 
     violation of human rights; or
       (3) with forced labor, as such term is defined section 307 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1883. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     TITLE __--ONSHORING RARE EARTHS ACT

     SEC. ___1. PERMANENT FULL EXPENSING FOR PROPERTY USED TO 
                   EXTRACT CRITICAL MINERALS AND METALS WITHIN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Special rule for property used in the extraction of 
     critical minerals and metals within the united states.--

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       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any qualified property 
     which is directly involved in extracting critical minerals 
     and metals from deposits in the United States--
       ``(i) paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) the applicable percentage shall be 100 percent.
       ``(B) Critical minerals and metals.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `critical minerals and metals' means 
     cerium, cobalt, dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, 
     graphite, holmium, lanthanum, lithium, lutetium, manganese, 
     neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, 
     terbium, thulium, ytterbium, and yttrium.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. ___2. PERMANENT FULL EXPENSING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL REAL 
                   PROPERTY USED IN THE EXTRACTION OF CRITICAL 
                   MINERALS AND METALS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(n) Special Allowance for Nonresidential Real Property 
     Used in the Extraction of Critical Minerals and Metals Within 
     the United States.--
       ``(1) New structures.--In the case of any qualified real 
     property--
       ``(A)(i) if such property is placed in service on or after 
     the date of enactment of this subsection, the depreciation 
     deduction provided by section 167(a) for the taxable year in 
     which such property is placed in service shall include an 
     allowance equal to 100 percent of the adjusted basis of such 
     property, or
       ``(ii) if such property was placed in service before the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the depreciation 
     deduction provided by section 167(a) for the first taxable 
     year beginning after such date shall include an allowance 
     equal to 100 percent of the adjusted basis of such property, 
     and
       ``(B) the adjusted basis of such property shall be reduced 
     by the amount of such deduction before computing the amount 
     otherwise allowable as a depreciation deduction under this 
     chapter for such taxable year and any subsequent taxable 
     year.
       ``(2) Qualified real property.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified real property' means any 
     nonresidential real property which is directly involved in 
     extracting critical minerals and metals (as defined in 
     subsection (k)(11)(B)) from deposits in the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2020.

     SEC. ___3. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND 
                   METALS EXTRACTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     after section 176 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 177. DEDUCTION FOR PURCHASE OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND 
                   METALS EXTRACTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--There shall be allowed as a 
     deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to 200 percent 
     of the cost paid or incurred by the taxpayer for the purchase 
     or acquisition of critical minerals and metals (as defined in 
     section 168(k)(11)(B)) which have been extracted from 
     deposits in the United States.
       ``(b) Application With Other Deductions.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter 
     with respect to any expenditure with respect to which a 
     deduction is allowed or allowable under this section to the 
     taxpayer.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part 
     VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 176 the following new item:

``Sec. 177. Deduction for purchase of critical minerals and metals 
              extracted within the United States.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 
     2020.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1884. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
Cotton, and Mr. Hagerty) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle A of title II of division C, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 3219L. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER PROTECTING EUROPE'S 
                   ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2019 WITH RESPECT TO 
                   NORD STREAM 2.

       Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described 
     in subsections (b) and (c) of section 7503 of the Protecting 
     Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019 (title LXXV of Public 
     Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526 note) with respect to the 
     following:
       (1) Nord Stream 2 AG.
       (2) Matthias Warnig.
       (3) Paul Corcoran.
       (4) Marco Casirati.
       (5) Reinhard Ontyd.
       (6) Pavel Persidskii.
       (7) Any other corporate officer of or principal shareholder 
     with a controlling interest in Nord Stream 2 AG.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1885. Mr. HAGERTY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Scott 
of Florida, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. Blackburn) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 4111, strike paragraph (5).
       In section 4112(2), strike subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
     and insert the following:
       (A) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in 
     the United States; or
       (B) the manufactured products used in the project are 
     produced in the United States.
       In section 4112(6), strike subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
     and insert the following:
       (A) in the case of iron or steel products, that all 
     manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage 
     through the application of coatings, occurred in the United 
     States; and
       (B) in the case of manufactured products, that--
       (i) the manufactured product was manufactured in the United 
     States; and
       (ii) the cost of the components of the manufactured product 
     that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United 
     States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all 
     components of the manufactured product, unless another 
     standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic 
     content of the manufactured product has been established 
     under applicable law or regulation.
       In section 4114(a), strike ``manufactured products, and 
     construction materials'' and insert ``and manufactured 
     products''.
       In section 4114(b)(2), strike ``manufactured products, or 
     construction materials'' and insert ``or manufactured 
     products''.
       In section 4114(b)(3), strike ``manufactured products, or 
     construction materials'' and insert ``or manufactured 
     products''.
       In section 4115, strike subsection (b).
       In section 4116(c), strike ``manufactured product, or 
     construction material'' and insert ``or manufactured 
     product''.
       In section 4117(a), strike ``manufactured products, and 
     construction materials'' and insert ``and manufactured 
     products''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1886. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES BY 
                   ALL EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

       Not later than 60 after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     coordination with the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy, shall submit to Congress a report providing a 
     detailed assessment of expenditures for research and 
     development by all Executive agencies (as defined in section 
     105 of title 5, United States Code) during fiscal years 2017 
     through 2021.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1887. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2219. GAO REPORT ON DUPLICATION.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to Congress a report assessing the research and

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     development authorities provided by law across the Federal 
     Government and where they overlap or are duplicative.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1888. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 2005, insert the following:

     SEC. 2006. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Effective Date.--Division B and the amendments made by 
     division B shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of the certifying joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Certifying Joint Resolution.--In this section the term 
     ``certifying joint resolution'' means a joint resolution--
       (1) which does not have a preamble;
       (2) the title of which is as follows ``Joint resolution 
     certifying that the report under section 9412 of the William 
     M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) has been submitted to 
     Congress.''; and
       (3) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That Congress certifies that the report required 
     under section 9412 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283) has been submitted to Congress.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1889. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROTECTING AMERICANS AGAINST FENTANYL AND OTHER 
                   SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States that--
       (1) fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, which are being 
     smuggled into the United States and killing tens of thousands 
     of Americans annually, shall be treated as weapons of mass 
     destruction; and
       (2) all cabinet officials and other Government officers 
     shall, in advancing American interests by working with other 
     countries and international organizations, advocate for 
     treating fentanyl and other synthetic opioids as weapons of 
     mass destruction.
       (b) Homeland Security Act of 2002.--Section 1921 of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591g) is amended by 
     inserting ``fentanyl or synthetic opioid,'' after 
     ``chemical,''.
       (c) Criminal Code.--Section 2332a(c)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end and 
     inserting ``or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, or synthetic 
     opioids; and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1890. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT GAIN-OF-
                   FUNCTION RESEARCH IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                   CHINA.

       None of the funds appropriated or authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or any other Act may be used to 
     support any gain-of-function research in the People's 
     Republic of China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1891. Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, Mr. Scott of 
Florida, and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. LIMITATION ON RESEARCH.

       None of the activities authorized by this Act may include, 
     conduct, or support any research--
       (1) using fetal tissue obtained from an induced abortion or 
     any derivatives thereof;
       (2) in which a human embryo is created or destroyed, 
     discarded, or put at risk of injury;
       (3) in which an embryo-like entity is created wholly or in 
     part from human cells or components;
       (4) in which a human embryo is intentionally created or 
     modified to include a heritable genetic modification; or
       (5) using any stem cell the derivation of which would be 
     inconsistent with the standards established herein.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1892. Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to 
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 2507(b)(3)(C), strike ``by any prior or 
     subsequent Act,''.

       In section 2507, add at the end the following:
       (e) Limitation.--Amounts must be provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts for such purposes in order to exercise 
     the authorities provided by this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1893. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place in title III of division F, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF EXEMPTIONS, RECORDKEEPING, AND CERTAIN 
                   COMMUNICATIONS UNDER FARA.

       (a) Limitation on Exemptions.--Section 3 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 613), 
     is amended--
       (1) in each of subsections (a) through (f), by striking the 
     semicolon at the end of the subsection and inserting a 
     period;
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``the provisions of the Act of November 4, 
     1939, as amended (54 Stat. 4), and such rules and regulations 
     as may be prescribed thereunder'' and inserting ``the 
     Neutrality Act of 1939 (22 U.S.C. 441 et seq.) (including any 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act)'';
       (B) by striking ``(3) in the'' and inserting the following:
       ``(C) the'';
       (C) in the matter preceding subparagraph (C) (as so 
     designated), by striking ``such foreign principal; or (2) in 
     other'' and inserting the following: ``the foreign principal;
       ``(B) other''; and
       (D) in the matter preceding subparagraph (B) (as so 
     designated), by striking ``only (1) in private'' and 
     inserting the following: ``only in--
       ``(A) private'';
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) On provision of notice to the applicable person or 
     employee, or to the government of which a person is an agent 
     or employee, the Attorney General, having due regard for the 
     public interest and national defense--
       ``(i) on approval of the Secretary of State, may terminate, 
     in whole or in part, the exemption of the person or employee 
     under this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) on receipt of a request of the Secretary of State, 
     shall terminate, in whole or in part, the exemption of the 
     person or employee under this paragraph.''; and
       (B) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``disclosed therein, and (3) such 
     government'' and inserting the following: ``disclosed in the 
     communication or expression; and
       ``(iii) the applicable government'';
       (ii) in the matter preceding clause (iii) (as so 
     designated), by striking ``States, (2) each'' and inserting 
     the following: ``States;

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       ``(ii) each'';
       (iii) in the matter preceding clause (ii) (as so 
     designated), by striking ``while, (1) such person'' and 
     inserting the following: ``during the period in which--
       ``(i) the person''; and
       (iv) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so designated), 
     by striking ``Any person, or employee of such person,'' and 
     inserting ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any person (or 
     employee of a person)'';
       (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``States: Provided, That 
     for the purpose of this subsection'' and inserting ``States, 
     subject to the condition that, for purposes of this 
     subsection,'';
       (5) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively, and indenting the 
     paragraphs appropriately;
       (6) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
     that follows through ``hereof'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3. EXEMPTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     requirements of section 2(a)''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Limitation for Human Rights Abuses.--The exemptions 
     under paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (8) of subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any foreign principal or agent of a 
     foreign principal that is included on the list maintained by 
     the Attorney General under section 5(b)(2).''.
       (b) Books and Records.--
       (1) List of foreign principals that violate human rights.--
     Section 5 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 615), is amended--
       (A) in the fourth sentence--
       (i) by striking ``the provisions of this section'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection''; and
       (ii) by striking ``It shall be'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Prohibition.--It shall be'';
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Such books and 
     records'' and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Availability.--The books and records required to be 
     maintained under this subsection'';
       (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``Until regulations 
     are in effect under this section every'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Period preceding regulations.--During the period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending 
     on the date on which regulations are in effect under this 
     section, each'';
       (D) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
     that follows through the end of the first sentence and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 5. BOOKS OF ACCOUNT AND RECORDS; LIST OF FOREIGN 
                   PRINCIPALS THAT VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS; INCLUSION 
                   OF CRYPTOCURRENCY.

       ``(a) Books of Account and Records.--
       ``(1) Requirements for agents of foreign principals.--
     Subject to paragraph (2), each agent of a foreign principal 
     that is registered under this Act shall--
       ``(A) maintain, during the period of service as an agent of 
     a foreign principal, all books of account and other records 
     with respect to the activities of the agent of a foreign 
     principal the disclosure of which is required under this Act, 
     in accordance with such business and accounting practices as 
     the Attorney General, having due regard for the national 
     security and the public interest, determines, by regulation, 
     to be necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of this 
     Act; and
       ``(B) preserve the books and records described in 
     subparagraph (A) for a period of not less than 3 years after 
     the date of termination of the status of the agent as an 
     agent of a foreign principal.''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) List of Foreign Principals That Violate Human 
     Rights.--
       ``(1) Furnishment by state department.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of State shall provide to 
     the Attorney General a list of, and any relevant information 
     relating to, each foreign principal that is prohibited from 
     receiving assistance under--
       ``(i) part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) by reason of the application of section 
     116 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2151n); or
       ``(ii) part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) by reason of the application of section 
     502B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2304).
       ``(B) Updates.--The Secretary of State shall update the 
     list and any related information under subparagraph (A) as 
     the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate.
       ``(2) Maintenance by attorney general.--The Attorney 
     General shall, for purposes of this Act--
       ``(A) use the list and any related information provided by 
     the Department of State under paragraph (1) to maintain a 
     list of all foreign principals described in paragraph (1)(A); 
     and
       ``(B) share with the Secretary of State any relevant 
     information relating to a foreign principal included on that 
     list.''.
       (2) Inclusion of cryptocurrency.--Section 5 of the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 615) 
     (as amended by paragraph (1)), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Inclusion of Cryptocurrency.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, any reference contained in this Act 
     to any type of loan or payment (including a disbursement, 
     compensation, financing, a subsidy, a contribution, a 
     subscription, aid, assistance, a fee, a charge, a fine, 
     furnishment, or remuneration), funds (including accounts, 
     money, income, or amounts), a thing of value, trade, or 
     commerce shall include the use, in the applicable 
     transaction, of cryptocurrency.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 7 of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 617), is 
     amended--
       (A) in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``any such agent'' and inserting ``any 
     organization acting as an agent''; and
       (ii) by striking ``In case'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Liable persons.--In the case'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Dissolution'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Organizations as Agents.--
       ``(1) In general.--The dissolution''; and
       (C) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``as and when such filing is required under 
     sections 2(a) and 2(b) hereof'' and inserting ``in any case 
     in which such a filing is required under subsection (a) or 
     (b) of section 2,'';
       (ii) by striking ``and 5'' and inserting ``and 5(a)''; and
       (iii) by striking the section designation and all that 
     follows through ``Each officer'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 7. LIABILITY OF OFFICERS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each officer''.
       (c) Applicability.--Section 9 of the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 619), is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
     that follows through ``This Act'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 9. APPLICABILITY OF ACT.

       ``(a) In General.--This Act''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Limited-character Electronic Media Communications.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, each disclosure, filing, and statement (including a 
     statement for purposes of labeling under section 4) required 
     to be made by a foreign principal under this Act (including 
     regulations) shall be required to accompany any text, 
     message, statement, or other communication of an agent of a 
     foreign principal through a limited-character electronic 
     medium, such as--
       ``(A) a banner ad; or
       ``(B) any other social media platform in which a character 
     limitation normally would prevent such a communication from 
     including a disclaimer or label on the same Internet webpage 
     or electronic platform as the communication.
       ``(2) Universal symbol or character.--
       ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall 
     develop a universal symbol or character for use in indicating 
     that a disclosure, filing, or statement under paragraph (1) 
     is required to accompany a communication described in that 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Publication.--The Attorney General shall make 
     publicly available the meaning of the character or symbol 
     developed under subparagraph (A) for purposes of--
       ``(i) the enforcement of this Act; and
       ``(ii) public awareness, generally.
       ``(3) Enforcement.--The Attorney General may carry out such 
     actions as the Attorney General determines to be necessary 
     and appropriate to enforce the requirements of this 
     subsection.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1894. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of division F, add the following:

                TITLE IV--DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY

     SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Defense Supply Chain 
     Security Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 6402. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) rising risks associated with near-peer global 
     competition to the diffuse United States supply chains of 
     critical defense technologies in the United States defense 
     industrial base pose an emergent threat; and
       (2) should the President or the President's designee need 
     to develop a plan of action to form voluntary agreements 
     under section 708(c) the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
     U.S.C. 4558(C)), such plan or agreements must take into 
     account emerging technology that is critical to United States 
     national security, with respect to the following:
       (A) Microelectronics.
       (B) Advanced manufacturing.
       (C) Hypersonics.
       (D) Directed energy.
       (E) Advanced communications.
       (F) Unmanned aerial systems.
       (G) Advanced robotics.
       (H) Artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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       (I) Quantum technology.
       (J) Other emerging technologies as they are developed.

     SEC. 6403. JOINT COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION.

       (a) Authorization.--There shall be a joint congressional 
     committee known as the Joint Committee on Defense Production 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Joint Committee'').
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Number.--The Joint Committee shall be composed of 10 
     members, as follows:
       (A) Three members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (B) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate.
       (C) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (D) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Vacancies.-- A vacancy in the Joint Committee--
       (A) shall not affect the powers of the remaining members to 
     execute the functions of the Joint Committee; and
       (B) shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
     membership was originally filled.
       (3) Allowances.--The members of the Joint Committee shall 
     serve without compensation in addition to that received for 
     their services as Members of Congress, but they shall be 
     reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary 
     expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties 
     vested in the Joint Committee, other than expenses in 
     connection with meetings of the Joint Committee held in the 
     District of Columbia during such times as Congress is in 
     session.
       (4) Chair; vice chair.--The Chair and Vice Chair of the 
     Joint Committee shall alternate between one of the members 
     appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate and one of the 
     members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, with the former serving as the Chair in each 
     odd-numbered Congress and the latter serving as the Chair in 
     each even-numbered Congress.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) Chief of staff.--The Joint Committee shall have power 
     to appoint and fix the compensation of the Chief of Staff of 
     the Joint Committee.
       (2) Permanent staff.--The Joint Committee shall have the 
     power to employ and fix the compensation of a permanent staff 
     to facilitate the work of the Joint Committee under the 
     direction of its Chair and Vice Chair. The staff shall serve 
     the Joint Committee jointly on a professional, non-partisan 
     basis.
       (3) Clerical, stenographic, and other assistants.--The 
     Joint Committee shall have power to appoint and fix the 
     compensation of clerical, stenographic, and other assistants 
     to facilitate the work of the Joint Committee under the 
     direction of its Chair and Vice Chair.
       (4) Access to national security and intelligence 
     information.--The Chief of Staff and permanent staff of the 
     Joint Committee shall have access to all national security 
     and intelligence information necessary to facilitate the work 
     of the Joint Committee under the direction of its Chair and 
     Vice Chair.
       (d) Payment of Expenses.--The expenses of the Joint 
     Committee shall be paid one-half from the contingent fund of 
     the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House 
     of Representatives, upon vouchers signed by the Chair or the 
     Vice Chair.
       (e) Duties.--The Joint Committee shall--
       (1) study the defense industrial base on a continuing 
     basis, including reviewing progress achieved in the execution 
     and administration of programs that contribute to the 
     security, reliability, and resiliency of the defense 
     industrial base;
       (2) upon request, aid the standing committees of Congress 
     having legislative jurisdiction over any part of the programs 
     authorized by this title;
       (3) make periodic reports to the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives concerning the results of its studies, 
     together with such recommendations as it may consider 
     appropriate;
       (4) establish and maintain procedures for the preservation 
     of critical technologies, as described in subsection (f);
       (5) study the industrial mobilization plans and procedures 
     of the Department of Defense to execute a military conflict 
     scenario consistent with the scenario used by the Secretary 
     of Defense for budgeting and defense planning purposes, with 
     a particular focus on the integration of the private sector, 
     government-owned and contractor-operated facilities, and the 
     organic industrial base; and
       (6) consult with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Industrial Base Policy in the execution of duties covered 
     under this paragraph.
       (f) Tiered Schedule of Critical Supply Chains.--
       (1) In general.--In consultation with the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, the Joint 
     Committee shall establish and maintain a taxonomy for 
     characterizing the defense industrial base and making 
     recommendations to preserve critical technologies, identified 
     as such by the Joint Committee.
       (2) Preservation of critical technologies.--At minimum, the 
     Joint Committee shall make recommendations for the 
     preservation of critical technologies in the following tiers:
       (A) Tier 1: Supply chains, inputs, raw materials, and labor 
     that should be sourced entirely from United States entities, 
     without exception and in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (B) Tier 2: Supply chains, inputs, raw materials, and labor 
     that should be sourced either from United States entities or 
     from entities owned and controlled by foreign nationals in 
     United States allies and foreign nations that have entered 
     into formal agreements with the Department of Defense, 
     including through reciprocal defense procurement agreements 
     or security of supply agreements.
       (C) Tier 3: Supply chains, inputs, raw materials, and labor 
     that should be sourced from any source other than a 
     prohibited source, as defined under section 2533c of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (D) Tier 4: Supply chains, inputs, raw materials, and labor 
     that may be sourced without restriction.
       (3) Tier 1 sourcing requirement.--Supply chains, inputs, 
     raw materials, and labor designated Tier 1 pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)(A) may not be sourced from United States 
     entities or entities owned and controlled by foreign 
     nationals in United States allies and foreign nations that 
     are--
       (A) designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the 
     Secretary of State under section 219(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a));
       (B) included on the list of specially designated nationals 
     and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury (commonly 
     known as the SDN list);
       (C) owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction 
     or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a 
     covered nation (as defined under section 2533c(d) of title 
     10, United States Code);
       (D) alleged by the Attorney General to have been involved 
     in activities for which a conviction was obtained under--
       (i) chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Espionage Act'');
       (ii) section 951 or 1030 of title 18, United States Code;
       (iii) chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the ``Economic Espionage Act of 1996'');
       (iv) the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
       (v) section 224, 225, 226, 227, or 236 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2274, 2275, 2276, 2277, and 2284);
       (vi) the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 
     et seq.); or
       (vii) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or
       (E) determined by the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
     of National Intelligence, to be engaged in unauthorized 
     conduct that is detrimental to the national security or 
     foreign policy of the United States.
       (g) Powers.--The Joint Committee may hold hearings, sit and 
     act at such times and places, require by subpoena (to be 
     issued under the signature of the Chair or Vice Chair of the 
     Joint Committee) or otherwise the attendance of such 
     witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and 
     documents, administer such oaths, take such testimony, 
     procure such printing and binding, and make such expenditures 
     as it considers advisable.
       (h) United States Entity Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``United States entity'' means an entity--
       (1) not less than 50 percent of the equity interest in 
     which is owned by citizens or nationals of the United States 
     (as defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))); and
       (2) that maintains its headquarters and the majority of its 
     production facilities in the United States.

     SEC. 6404. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
                   OF DEFENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY.

       Not later than 2 years after the confirmation of the first 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy 
     under section 138 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 903 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
     116-283), the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives and the Joint Committee on 
     Defense Production a report on the strategy, effectiveness, 
     and responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Industrial Base Policy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1895. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 3114 and insert the following:

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     SEC. 3114. INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSACTION AND ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     establish an initiative, to be known as the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'', under which the 
     Secretary of State, in consultation with other relevant 
     Federal agencies, including those represented on the Global 
     Infrastructure Coordinating Committee, may carry out various 
     programs to advance the development of sustainable, 
     transparent, and high-quality physical and digital 
     infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific and Latin America and 
     Caribbean regions by--
       (1) strengthening capacity-building programs to improve 
     project evaluation processes, regulatory and procurement 
     environments, and project preparation capacity of countries 
     that are partners of the United States in such development;
       (2) providing transaction advisory services and project 
     preparation assistance to support sustainable infrastructure; 
     and
       (3) coordinating the provision of United States assistance 
     for the development of infrastructure, including 
     infrastructure that utilizes United States manufactured goods 
     and services, and catalyzing investment led by the private 
     sector.
       (b) Transaction Advisory Fund.--As part of the 
     ``Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network'' 
     described under subsection (a), the Secretary of State is 
     authorized to provide support, including through the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund, for advisory services to help 
     boost the capacity of partner countries to evaluate contracts 
     and assess the financial, environmental, and digital security 
     impacts of potential infrastructure projects, including 
     through providing services such as--
       (1) legal services;
       (2) project preparation and feasibility studies;
       (3) debt sustainability analyses;
       (4) digital vulnerability analyses;
       (5) bid or proposal evaluation; and
       (6) other services relevant to advancing the development of 
     sustainable, transparent, and high quality infrastructure.
       (c) Strategic Infrastructure Fund.--
       (1) In general.--As part of the ``Infrastructure 
     Transaction and Assistance Network'' described under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of State is authorized to 
     provide support, including through the Strategic 
     Infrastructure Fund, for technical assistance, project 
     preparation, pipeline development, and other infrastructure 
     project support.
       (2) Joint infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized for 
     the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used in 
     coordination with the Department of Defense, the 
     International Development Finance Corporation, like-minded 
     donor partners, and multilateral banks, as appropriate, to 
     support joint infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific and 
     Latin America and Caribbean regions.
       (3) Strategic infrastructure projects.--Funds authorized 
     for the Strategic Infrastructure Fund should be used to 
     support strategic infrastructure projects that are in the 
     national security interest of the United States and 
     vulnerable to strategic competitors.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2022 to 2026, 
     $125,000,000 to the Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance 
     Network, of which $35,000,000 is to be provided for the 
     Transaction Advisory Fund.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1896. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       After section 2645, insert the following:

     SEC. 2645A. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL SMALLSAT DATA 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Section 60501 of title 51, United States Code, states 
     that the goal of the Administration's Earth science program 
     is ``to pursue a program of Earth observations, research, and 
     applications activities to better understand the Earth, how 
     it supports life, and how human activities affect its ability 
     to do so in the future''.
       (2) Section 50115 title 51, United States Code, directs the 
     Administrator to acquire space-based and airborne Earth 
     remote sensing data, services, distribution, and applications 
     from a commercial provider.
       (3) In 2019, the Administrator established the Commercial 
     SmallSat Data Acquisition Pilot Program to identify, 
     evaluate, and acquire data from commercial sources that 
     support NASA's Earth science research and application goals, 
     and NASA has--
       (A) determined, in its 2020 final evaluation entitled 
     ``Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program Pilot 
     Evaluation Report'', that the program has been a success;
       (B) expanded its procurement arrangements with commercial 
     vendors to provide Earth remote sensing data and imagery to 
     NASA-funded scientists; and
       (C) sought to increase the number of commercial vendors, 
     expand acquisition of commercial data products, and broaden 
     user access despite a lack of corresponding growth in the 
     program's budget.
       (b) Establishment of Commercial SmallSat Data Program.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 603 of title 51, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 60307. Commercial SmallSat Data program

       ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall 
     establish within the Earth Science Division of the Science 
     Mission Directorate a program, to be known as the `Commercial 
     SmallSat Data Program' (referred to in this section as the 
     `Program'), to procure and disseminate commercial Earth 
     observation data and imagery.
       ``(b) Data Publication and Transparency.--The terms and 
     conditions of commercial remote sensing data acquisitions 
     under the Program may not prevent the publication of--
       ``(1) data for scientific purposes; or
       ``(2) information that enhances the original data of a 
     vendor.
       ``(c) Funding.--The Administrator may obligate such sums as 
     necessary--
       ``(1) to procure from commercial vendors the remote sensing 
     data and imagery necessary to advance NASA scientific 
     research and applications; and
       ``(2) to establish or modify end-use license terms and 
     conditions to allow individuals other than NASA-funded users 
     to use such procured data and imagery.
       ``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report that includes the following:
       ``(1) A list of all vendors that provide remote sensing 
     data and imagery to NASA.
       ``(2) The end-use license terms and conditions for each 
     such vendor.
       ``(3) A description of the manner in which each such vendor 
     is advancing scientific research and applications, including 
     the priorities recommended in the decadal surveys of the 
     National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
       ``(4) A determination as to whether the Administrator has 
     entered into any agreement with a commercial vendor or any 
     other civilian agency that permits the use of data and 
     imagery by Federal Government employees, contractors, or non-
     Federal users.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 603 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 60306 the 
     following:
``60307. Commercial SmallSat Data program.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1897. Mr. MANCHIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        Strike section 2515 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2515. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH THE 
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the document entitled ``U.S. Policy Framework on Civil 
     Nuclear Cooperation with China'' (PF 2019-03), which was 
     issued on October 11, 2018, places necessary and appropriate 
     restrictions on nuclear cooperation with the People's 
     Republic of China and should, therefore, remain in force.
       (b) Reports on Modifications to Restrictions.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days before the date on 
     which the Secretary of Energy seeks to modify any restriction 
     on the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology to 
     the People's Republic of China, the Secretary of Energy, with 
     the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after 
     consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense and 
     review by the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such 
     modification, including a description of, and explanation 
     for, the modification.
       (2) Form.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Review of Prior Nuclear Cooperation and Associated 
     Impacts.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall initiate--
       (A) a review of nuclear cooperation during the 10-year 
     period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act 
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     States Government and the People's Republic of China, 
     including the role of the Department of State in facilitating 
     such cooperation; and
       (B) assessing the implications of the cooperation described 
     in subparagraph (A) on the national security of the United 
     States.
       (2) Elements.--In conducting the review and assessment 
     under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall examine 
     all nuclear cooperation activities between the United States 
     Government and the People's Republic of China during the 10-
     year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     including--
       (A) all trips relating to nuclear cooperation taken by 
     officials of the United States Government to the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (B) all exchanges of goods, services, data, or information 
     between officials of the United States Government and the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China or any entity 
     owned or controlled by that Government or organized under the 
     laws of the People's Republic of China;
       (C) all instances in which officials of the United States 
     Government hosted officials from, or significantly tied to, 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China or any 
     entity described in subparagraph (B).
       (3) Deadline and report.--Not later than 2 years after 
     Comptroller General initiates the review and assessment under 
     paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall--
       (A) complete the review and assessment; and
       (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report containing the results of the review and assessment, 
     which shall be unclassified but, if necessary, may include a 
     classified annex.
       (4) Publication.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the Comptroller General submits the report required by 
     paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall make the report 
     publicly available in an easily accessible electronic format, 
     with appropriate redactions for information that, in the 
     determination of the Secretary of Energy, would be damaging 
     to the national security of the United States if disclosed.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit--
       (1) United States commercial activities that are consistent 
     with the laws and regulations of the United States; or
       (2) limited diplomatic engagement or dialogue--
       (A) including regarding protection of the intellectual 
     property and trade secrets of United States persons; and
       (B) except for any diplomatic engagement or dialogue 
     relating to or aimed at facilitating the transfer of nuclear 
     technology.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Nuclear cooperation.--The term ``nuclear cooperation'' 
     means cooperation with respect to nuclear activities, 
     including the development, use, or control of atomic energy, 
     including any activities involving the processing or 
     utilization of source material, byproduct material, or 
     special nuclear material (as those terms are defined in 
     section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2014)).
       (3) Nuclear cooperation activities.--The term ``nuclear 
     cooperation activities'' means activities relating to nuclear 
     cooperation.
       (4) Restriction on the transfer of united states civil 
     nuclear technology to the people's republic of china.--The 
     term ``restriction on the transfer of United States civil 
     nuclear technology to the People's Republic of China'' 
     includes the 2018 United States Policy Framework on Civil 
     Nuclear Cooperation with China of the Department of Energy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1898. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. 
Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 33__. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN HONG KONG RESIDENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Hong 
     Kong Safe Harbor Act''.
       (b) Designation of Certain Residents of Hong Kong as 
     Priority 2 Refugees.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall designate, as 
     Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, the 
     following categories of aliens:
       (A) Individuals who are residents of the Hong Kong Special 
     Administrative Region who suffered persecution, or have a 
     well-founded fear of persecution, on account of their 
     peaceful expression of political opinions or peaceful 
     participation in political activities or associations.
       (B) Individuals who have been formally charged, detained, 
     or convicted on account of their peaceful actions as 
     described in section 206(b)(2) of the United States-Hong Kong 
     Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5726).
       (C) The spouses, children, and parents (as such terms are 
     defined in subsections (a) and (b) of section 101 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) of 
     individuals described in subparagraph (A) or (B), except such 
     parents who are citizens of a country other than the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (2) Processing of hong kong refugees.--The processing of 
     individuals described in paragraph (1) for classification as 
     refugees may occur in Hong Kong or in a third country.
       (3) Eligibility for admission as refugees.--An alien may 
     not be denied the opportunity to apply for admission as a 
     refugee under this subsection primarily because such alien--
       (A) qualifies as an immediate relative of a citizen of the 
     United States; or
       (B) is eligible for admission to the United States under 
     any other immigrant classification.
       (4) Facilitation of admissions.--An applicant for admission 
     to the United States from the Hong Kong Special 
     Administrative Region may not be denied primarily on the 
     basis of a politically motivated arrest, detention, or other 
     adverse government action taken against such applicant as a 
     result of the participation by such applicant in protest 
     activities.
       (5) Exclusion from numerical limitations.--Aliens provided 
     refugee status under this subsection shall not be counted 
     against any numerical limitation under section 201, 202, 203, 
     or 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151, 
     1152, 1153, and 1157).
       (6) Reporting requirements.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit a report regarding the matters described in 
     subparagraph (B) to--
       (i) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (iii) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (iv) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Matters to be included.--Each report required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       (i) the total number of applications that are pending at 
     the end of the reporting period;
       (ii) the average wait-times for all applicants who are 
     currently pending--

       (I) employment verification;
       (II) a prescreening interview with a resettlement support 
     center;
       (III) an interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
     Services; or
       (IV) the completion of security checks; and

       (iii) the number of denials of applications for refugee 
     status, disaggregated by the reason for each such denial.
       (C) Form.--Each report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (D) Public reports.--The Secretary of State shall make each 
     report submitted under this paragraph available to the public 
     on the internet website of the Department of State.
       (7) Satisfaction of other requirements.--Aliens granted 
     status under this subsection as Priority 2 refugees of 
     special humanitarian concern under the refugee resettlement 
     priority system shall be considered to satisfy the 
     requirements under section 207 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) for admission to the United 
     States.
       (c) Waiver of Immigrant Status Presumption.--
       (1) In general.--The presumption under the first sentence 
     of section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(b)) that every alien is an immigrant until the 
     alien establishes that the alien is entitled to nonimmigrant 
     status shall not apply to an alien described in paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Alien described.--
       (A) In general.--An alien described in this paragraph is an 
     alien who--
       (i) is a resident of the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
     Region on February 8, 2021;
       (ii) is seeking entry to the United States to apply for 
     asylum under section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1158); and
       (iii)(I) had a leadership role in civil society 
     organizations supportive of the protests in 2019 and 2020 
     relating to the Hong Kong extradition bill and the 
     encroachment on the autonomy of Hong Kong by the People's 
     Republic of China;
       (II) had an organizing role for such protests;
       (III) acted as a first aid responder for such protests;
       (IV) suffered harm while covering such protests as a 
     journalist;
       (V) provided paid or pro-bono legal services to 1 or more 
     individuals arrested for participating in such protests; or

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       (VI) during the period beginning on June 9, 2019, and 
     ending on February 8, 2021, was formally charged, detained, 
     or convicted for his or her participation in such protests.
       (B) Exclusion.--An alien described in this paragraph does 
     not include any alien who is a citizen of a country other 
     than the People's Republic of China.
       (d) Refugee and Asylum Determinations Under the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.--
       (1) Persecution on account of political opinion.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of refugee determinations 
     under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1157), an individual whose citizenship, nationality, 
     or residency is revoked for having submitted to any United 
     States Government agency a nonfrivolous application for 
     refugee status, asylum, or any other immigration benefit 
     under the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a) of 
     such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) shall be considered to have 
     suffered persecution on account of political opinion.
       (B) Nationals of the people's republic of china.--For 
     purposes of refugee determinations under section 207 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), a national 
     of the People's Republic of China whose residency in the Hong 
     Kong Special Administrative Region, or any other area within 
     the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State, is revoked for having 
     submitted to any United States Government agency a 
     nonfrivolous application for refugee status, asylum, or any 
     other immigration benefit under the immigration laws shall be 
     considered to have suffered persecution on account of 
     political opinion.
       (2) Changed circumstances.--For purposes of asylum 
     determinations under section 208 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), the revocation of the 
     citizenship, nationality, or residency of an individual for 
     having submitted to any United States Government agency a 
     nonfrivolous application for refugee status, asylum, or any 
     other immigration benefit under the immigration laws shall be 
     considered to be a changed circumstance under subsection 
     (a)(2)(D) of such section.
       (e) Statement of Policy on Encouraging Allies and Partners 
     to Make Similar Accommodations.--It is the policy of the 
     United States to encourage allies and partners of the United 
     States to make accommodations similar to the accommodations 
     made under this Act for residents of the Hong Kong Special 
     Administrative Region who are fleeing oppression by the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China.
       (f) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect 
     on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
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  SA 1899. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2309. COMPUTING ENCLAVE PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director, in consultation with the 
     Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and the Secretary of Energy, shall continue and 
     expand a pilot program to ensure the security of federally 
     supported research data and to assist regional institutions 
     of higher education and their researchers regarding the 
     safeguarding of sensitive information.
       (b) Structure.--In carrying out the pilot program described 
     in subsection (a), the Director shall select not less than 3 
     and not more than 5 institutions of higher education from 
     among institutions classified under the Indiana University 
     Center for Postsecondary Research Carnegie Classification as 
     a doctorate-granting university with a very high level of 
     research activity, and with a history of working with secure 
     information, for the development, installation, maintenance, 
     or sustainment of secure computing enclaves.
       (c) Regionalization.--
       (1) In general.--In selecting institutions of higher 
     education under subsection (b), the Director shall give 
     preference to institutions of higher education with the 
     capability of serving other regional institutions of higher 
     education.
       (2) Geographic diversity.--The Director shall ensure that 
     institutions of higher education selected under subsection 
     (b) are geographically dispersed to better meet the needs of 
     regional interests.
       (d) Program Elements.--The Director shall work with 
     institutions of higher education selected under subsection 
     (b) to--
       (1) develop an approved design blueprint for compliance 
     with Federal data protection protocols;
       (2) develop a comprehensive list, or a bill of materials, 
     of each binary component of the software, firmware, or 
     product that is required to deploy additional secure 
     computing enclaves;
       (3) develop templates for all policies and procedures 
     required to operate the secure computing enclave in a 
     research setting;
       (4) develop a system security plan template; and
       (5) develop a process for managing a plan of action and 
     milestones for the secure computing enclave.
       (e) Duration.--The pilot program described in subsection 
     (a) shall operate for not less than 3 years.
       (f) Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall report to Congress not 
     later than 6 months after the completion of the pilot program 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the pilot program described in 
     subsection (a), including an assessment of the security 
     benefits provided by such secure computing enclaves;
       (B) recommendations related to the value of expanding the 
     network of secure computing enclaves; and
       (C) recommendations on the efficacy of the use of secure 
     computing enclaves by other Federal agencies in a broader 
     effort to expand security of Federal research.
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  SA 1900. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1708 submitted by Mrs. Blackburn (for herself 
and Mr. Lujan) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 3, beginning on line 2, strike ``Secretary of 
     Defense'' and insert ``Secretary of Homeland Security''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1901. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In subsection (a)(1)(I) of section 2005 (relating to key 
     technology focus areas) of division B, strike ``such as 
     batteries'' and insert ``such as carbon capture utilization 
     and sequestration, advanced fossil (hydrocarbon) energy, and 
     batteries,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1902. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title III of division F, add the following:

     SEC. 6302. REVIEW AND REFORM OF FOREIGN TRADE REGULATIONS AND 
                   EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     conduct a review, and as appropriate, revise the Foreign 
     Trade Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations 
     to ensure that definitions and regulatory requirements for 
     collecting, compiling, and publishing export trade statistics 
     are being administered and enforced in a fair, consistent, 
     and equitable manner, including for exports of aircraft.
       (b) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall provide opportunities for interested non-
     Federal stakeholders to engage with, and provide input and 
     recommendations to, the Secretary on the revision of the 
     Foreign Trade Regulations and the Export Administration 
     Regulations.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     a report to Congress on--
       (1) the progress made in the review conducted under 
     subsection (a), including details on guidance material and 
     educational outreach to exporters on their reporting 
     obligations under the Foreign Trade Regulations and the 
     Export Administration Regulations;
       (2) strategies to ensure compliance for required filings 
     through the Automated Export

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     System, including the Electronic Export Information filing, 
     by developing guidance materials specific to exports of 
     aircraft;
       (3) opportunities for improving the understanding of the 
     reporting requirements by all parties to both a routed and 
     standard export transaction, including a review of existing 
     guidance and the potential for new guidance defining which 
     party to a transaction is the United States Principal Party 
     In Interest or the Foreign Principal Party In Interest (as 
     those terms are defined in section 30.1 of the Foreign Trade 
     Regulations); and
       (4) plans to enhance coordination between the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security, the Bureau of the Census, and other 
     Federal agencies in administering the Foreign Trade 
     Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations and 
     other relevant statutes and regulations.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export 
     Administration Regulations'' has the meaning given that term 
     in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
     U.S.C. 4801).
       (2) Foreign trade regulations.--The term ``Foreign Trade 
     Regulations'' means part 30 of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
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  SA 1903. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 3402, add the following:
       (g) Joint Enforcement With Allies.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     should seek to enter into negotiations with representatives 
     from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, New 
     Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to stop the 
     importation of goods made with stolen intellectual property, 
     including goods made by enterprises on the list required by 
     subsection (a), into the United States and countries that are 
     allies of the United States.
       (2) Report required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Trade Representative, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit a 
     report on the status of negotiations described in paragraph 
     (1) to--
       (A) the Committee on Finance and Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
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  SA 1904. Mr. ROMNEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 3213, add the following:
       (c) Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the United States Trade 
     Representative shall seek to enter into negotiations with 
     representatives from Taiwan to establish a bilateral trade 
     agreement between the United States and Taiwan.
       (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Trade Representative shall submit 
     to the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
     and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the status of negotiations under 
     paragraph (1).
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  SA 1905. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 349, beginning on line 7, strike ``under this'' 
     and all that follows through ``Secretary'' on page 349, line 
     8, and insert the following: ``under this subsection, the 
     Secretary''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1906. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. 5G COMMUNICATIONS FUND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``eligible company'' means a United States-
     headquartered company that submits a proposal to the 
     Secretary that demonstrates a likelihood of being able to use 
     a grant awarded under subsection (c) to achieve the goals 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b);
       (2) the term ``end-to-end solution'' means the necessary 
     components and software deploy a complete, integrated 
     network, including the core, radio access network, and 
     interoperable equipment interfaces;
       (3) the term ``Open RAN'' means open, interface standards-
     based compatible, interoperable radio access network 
     architectures, such as equipment and software developed 
     pursuant to the standards set forth by organizations such as 
     the O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, the Third 
     Generation Partnership Project (commonly known as ``3GPP''), 
     the Open-RAN Software Community, or any successor 
     organizations;
       (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce; 
     and
       (5) the term ``United States-headquartered company'' means 
     a company or other business entity that, as determined by the 
     Secretary--
       (A) conducts a significant level of its research, 
     development, engineering, manufacturing, integration, 
     services, and information technology activities in the United 
     States; and
       (B) is a company or other business entity the majority 
     ownership or control of which is by United States citizens.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds that it is in the national 
     interest of the United States to--
       (1) identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed at 
     providing secure, end-to-end solutions for wireless 
     communications networks comprising radio access and core to 
     enhance the safety of the telecommunications architecture of 
     the United States;
       (2) ensure that the planning, design, engineering, 
     deployment, and financing of networks described in paragraph 
     (1) with Open RAN is conducted in an efficient and effective 
     manner; and
       (3) promote the rapid deployment of the end-to-end 
     solutions described in paragraph (1) by United States-
     headquartered companies.
       (c) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information, and in consultation with the 
     Federal Communications Commission, the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Standards and Technology, the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director 
     of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of 
     the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
     establish a grant program under which the Secretary awards 
     grants to eligible companies to accelerate the development 
     and deployment of Open RAN elements and networks using Open 
     RAN specifications and interoperability for integrated Open 
     RAN 5G networks capable of competing globally.
       (d) Maximum Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant awarded to 
     an eligible company under subsection (c) may not exceed 
     $100,000,000 per year.
       (e) Direct Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of 
     amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026, $750,000,000.
       (f) Relation to Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation 
     Fund.--The grant program established under subsection (c) and 
     the amounts appropriated for that program under subsection 
     (e) shall be separate from the Public Wireless Supply Chain 
     Innovation Fund established under section 9202(a)(1) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) and the amounts 
     appropriated for that Fund under section 1003 of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1907. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a

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critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EQUITY INVESTMENT BY THE SBIC PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Part A of title III of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 302(a) (15 U.S.C. 682(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) $20,000,000, adjusted every 5 years for inflation, 
     with respect to each participating investment company under 
     section 321.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 321. SMALL BUSINESS VENTURE CAPITAL AND EQUITY COMPANY 
                   INVESTMENT FACILITY.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered investments.--The term `covered investments' 
     means investments in--
       ``(A) small-business concerns operating in critical 
     industries, including--
       ``(i) infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, and mass 
     transit;
       ``(ii) water supply and sewer;
       ``(iii) the electrical grid;
       ``(iv) broadband and telecommunications; and
       ``(v) clean energy;
       ``(B) small-business concerns not less than 50 percent of 
     which are owned and controlled by women, minorities, or 
     veterans;
       ``(C) small-business concerns operating in rural or low-
     income areas, as determined by the Administrator using the 
     most recently available data from the Bureau of the Census; 
     or
       ``(D) small-business concerns that received awards under 
     the SBIR or STTR program under section 9 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
       ``(2) Eligible small-business concern.--The term `eligible 
     small-business concern' means a small-business concern that 
     is assigned a North American Industry Classification System 
     code beginning with 31, 32, or 33 at the time at which the 
     small-business concern receives an investment from a 
     participating investment company under the facility.
       ``(3) Facility.--The term `facility' means the facility 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(4) Participating investment company.--The term 
     `participating investment company' means a small business 
     investment company approved to participate in the facility.
       ``(5) Venture security.--The term `venture security' 
     includes preferred stock, a preferred limited partnership 
     interest or a similar instrument, including debentures under 
     the terms of which interest is payable only to the extent of 
     earnings.
       ``(b) Establishment.--
       ``(1) Facility.--The Administrator shall establish and 
     carry out a facility to provide financial assistance to 
     participating investment companies that make investments in 
     covered investments or eligible small-business concerns in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Administration of facility.--The facility shall be 
     administered by the Administrator acting through the 
     Associate Administrator described in section 201.
       ``(c) License.--The requirements for a license to operate 
     as a small business investment company under section 301(c) 
     shall apply to a participating investment company, except 
     that a participating investment company shall, in the 
     application to participate in the facility, indicate whether 
     the participating investment company shall make investments 
     in eligible small-business concerns through--
       ``(1) the issuance of debentures; or
       ``(2) the issuance of venture securities.
       ``(d) Required Investments.--A participating investment 
     company shall invest not less than 30 percent of funds 
     received under the facility in--
       ``(1) covered investments; or
       ``(2) eligible small-business concerns.
       ``(e) Maximum Leverage for Issuance of Debentures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the maximum amount of outstanding leverage made 
     available to any participating investment company that issues 
     debentures under this section shall not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) 150 percent of the private capital of the company; or
       ``(B) $175,000,000.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The maximum amount of outstanding 
     leverage made available to any participating investment 
     company--
       ``(A) shall not exceed the lesser of 200 percent of the 
     private capital of the company or $200,000,000, if--
       ``(i) the company invests not less than 45 percent of the 
     funds in covered investments; or
       ``(ii) the company invests not less than 40 percent of the 
     funds in eligible small-business concerns; and
       ``(B) shall not exceed the lesser of 200 percent of the 
     private capital of the company or $400,000,000, if--
       ``(i) the company invests not less than 60 percent of the 
     funds in eligible small-business concerns; and
       ``(ii) the amount appropriated to carry out this section 
     for the fiscal year in which the investments are made is not 
     less than $20,000,000,000.
       ``(f) Issuance and Purchase of Venture Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administration may purchase venture 
     securities issued by a participating investment company under 
     the facility, which shall be in an amount--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), that does not 
     exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) 75 percent of the private capital of the company; or
       ``(ii) $75,000,000; or
       ``(B) that does not exceed the lesser of 100 percent of the 
     private capital of the company or $100,000,000, if--
       ``(i) the company invests not less than 45 percent of the 
     funds in covered investments; or
       ``(ii) the company invests not less than 40 percent of the 
     funds in eligible small-business concerns.
       ``(2) Fees and interest.--In purchasing a venture security 
     under paragraph (1), the Administration shall not assess any 
     fee or interest on the value of the venture security.
       ``(3) Distributions.--With respect to distributions related 
     to the issuance of a venture security purchased by the 
     Administration, the Administration shall be treated in the 
     same manner as the most favored investor in the participating 
     investment company.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Administration shall issue such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section.
       ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administration $10,000,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to carry out this 
     section.''.
       (3) Repeal of participating securities.--
       (A) Repeal.--Section 303(g) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)) is repealed.
       (B) Effect on existing purchases.--The repeal under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to require the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to cancel, 
     revoke, withdraw, or otherwise affect any purchase of 
     participating securities under section 303(g) of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 638(g)) before the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
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  SA 1908. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REINSTATING SPECIALIZED SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANIES.

       Section 301 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 681) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) 
     the following:
       ``(d) Specialized Small Business Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, a small business investment company, the investment 
     policy of which is that its investments will be made solely 
     in small business concerns located in an area described in 
     paragraph (2) may be--
       ``(A) organized and chartered under State business or 
     nonprofit corporation statutes, or formed as a limited 
     partnership; and
       ``(B) licensed by the Administration to operate under the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) Areas.--The areas described in this paragraph are--
       ``(A) a community that has been designated as a qualified 
     opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(B) a HUBZone, as defined in section 31(b) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)); and
       ``(C) any census tract or other area that is treated as a 
     low-income community for purposes of section 45D of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
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  SA 1909. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of division F, insert the following:

                     TITLE __--STEM RESEARCH GAINS

     SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Strengthening the STEM 
     Research Workforce to Generate American Infrastructure for 
     National

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     Security Act of 2021'' or the ``STEM Research GAINS Act of 
     2021''.

     SEC. __02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Covered field.--The term ``covered field'' means a 
     field in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics 
     research or development that is determined to be--
       (A) a subject area relating to the national security of the 
     United States;
       (B) a subject area relating to the United States' ability 
     to compete in an open, fair, and competitive international 
     market and achieve economic growth; or
       (C) a subject area that is in need of expanded and 
     strengthened academic pipelines to ensure a diverse 
     workforce.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation.
       (3) Federal science agency.--The term ``Federal science 
     agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 103(f) of 
     the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 
     6623(f)).
       (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' means an institution of 
     higher education described in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
       (5) Minority.--The term ``minority'' means American Indian, 
     Alaska Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic 
     (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and 
     Central or South American origin), Asian (including 
     underrepresented subgroups), Native Hawaiian, Pacific 
     Islander origin subgroup, or other ethnic group 
     underrepresented in science and engineering.
       (6) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' means--
       (A) a part B institution (as defined in section 322 of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061));
       (B) a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 
     502 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a));
       (C) a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 
     316 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c));
       (D) an Alaska Native-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));
       (E) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in 
     section 317(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)));
       (F) a Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in 
     section 318 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059e));
       (G) an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
     serving institution (as defined in section 320(b) of that Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))); or
       (H) a Native American-serving, nontribal institution (as 
     defined in section 319 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1059f)).
       (7) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics, including computer science.
       (8) Underrepresented field.--The term ``underrepresented 
     field'' means a field in STEM in which the national rate of 
     representation of women among tenured, tenure-track faculty, 
     or nonfaculty researchers at doctorate-granting institutions 
     of higher education is less than 25 percent, according to the 
     most recent data available from the National Center for 
     Science and Engineering Statistics.
       (9) Underrepresented in science and engineering.--The term 
     ``underrepresented in science and engineering'' means a 
     minority group whose number of scientists and engineers, per 
     10,000 population of that group, is substantially below the 
     comparable figure for scientists and engineers who are white 
     and not of Hispanic origin, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Education under section 637.4(b) of title 34, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, or similar successor regulations.

   Subtitle A--Expanding Pipeline Programs to Research Opportunities

     SEC. __11. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREAS CRITICAL TO 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY.

       (a) Covered Fields.--The Industries of the Future 
     Coordination Council established under subsection (c) of 
     section 9412 of division A of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283) shall conduct a study to identify areas 
     for research and development that are covered fields.
       (b) Report.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall include covered fields in the report 
     on Federal research and development focused on industries of 
     the future required under subsection (b) of such section 
     9412.
       (c) Update.--Not less than once every 5 years after the 
     initial report is filed under subsection (b) of such section 
     9412, the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy shall, with advice from the Industries of the Future 
     Coordination Council, prepare and submit to Congress a 
     reassessment of the report under subsection (b), including 
     the covered fields identified under subsection (a).
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9412(b) of division A of 
     the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (6).

     SEC. __12. RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 402E(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1070a-15(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Funding.--In addition to amounts made available to 
     carry out this section under section 402A(g), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2027 to carry out this section.''.

     SEC. __13. INCREASING INVESTMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE 
                   PIPELINES.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the National Science Foundation $750,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2022 and for each of the following 4 years, which shall be 
     used, in amounts determined by the Director, for the 
     following programs:
       (1) The Advanced Technological Education Program.
       (2) The CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program.
       (3) The Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
     Undergraduate Program.
       (4) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE).
       (5) The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation 
     program.
       (6) The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.
       (7) The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program.
       (8) The Improving Undergraduates STEM Education: Hispanic-
     Serving Institutions Program.
       (b) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amounts authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall supplement, and not supplant, any other 
     amounts authorized for the National Science Foundation for 
     the programs described in such subsection.

     SEC. __14. BOLSTERING STEM PIPELINES STRATEGIC PLAN.

       (a) Broadening Participation Strategic Plan.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Director shall submit to Congress a report containing its 
     current strategic plan for the National Science Foundation to 
     increase the capacity of STEM programs carried out by the 
     National Science Foundation that are in effect as of the date 
     of the report to increase the participation of individuals 
     who are underrepresented in science and engineering, women 
     who are underrepresented in STEM fields, and low-income and 
     first-generation college students, in order to broaden 
     participation in grants and programs carried out by the 
     National Science Foundation. The report shall include--
       (1) a description of how the grants and programs that are 
     carried out by the National Science Foundation, as of the 
     time of the report, are carried out in a manner that advances 
     diverse pipelines in STEM fields, and a description of how 
     the National Science Foundation can better advance such 
     diverse pipelines;
       (2) an analysis of the data collection that would allow for 
     meaningful goal setting and transparency relating to the 
     National Science Foundation's progress in broadening 
     participation of individuals from groups that are 
     underrepresented in science and engineering with respect to 
     those grants and programs;
       (3) an analysis of how the National Science Foundation can 
     meet goals related to broadening the participation of 
     individuals from groups that are underrepresented in science 
     and engineering by--
       (A) creating or expanding funding opportunities;
       (B) modifying existing research and development programs; 
     and
       (C) establishing coordination between existing programs 
     carried out by the National Science Foundation;
       (4) a description of the ways that the National Science 
     Foundation works with minority-serving institutions to--
       (A) enable those eligible institutions to compete 
     effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 
     carried out by the National Science Foundation;
       (B) encourage those eligible institutions to participate in 
     programs carried out by the National Science Foundation and 
     other Federal science agencies; and
       (C) encourage students and faculty at the eligible 
     institution to apply for and successfully earn graduate and 
     professional opportunities from programs supported by the 
     National Science Foundation;
       (5) an analysis of the best ways to share best practices 
     for institutions of higher education and Federal science 
     agencies interested in supporting individuals from groups 
     that are underrepresented in science and engineering; and
       (6) an analysis of how the National Science Foundation can 
     work with other Federal science agencies to advance goals 
     related to broadening the participation of individuals from 
     groups that are underrepresented in science and engineering.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, 
     the Director shall report to Congress on the implementation 
     by Federal science agencies of the policy guidelines 
     developed under this section.

     SEC. __15. RESEARCH PROGRAM CLEARINGHOUSE AND TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE CENTER.

       (a) Opportunities Clearinghouse.--The Federal Coordination 
     in STEM Education Task Force of the Committee on Science, 
     Technology, Engineering, and Math Education of the National 
     Science and Technology Council shall establish and maintain a 
     public clearinghouse (including by maintaining a publicly 
     available website) of all research programs sponsored by 
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     science agencies that are available to individuals as 
     undergraduate and graduate students.
       (b) Best Practices Clearinghouse.--The Director shall 
     establish and maintain a clearinghouse that will collect, 
     analyze, identify, disseminate, and make publicly available 
     information about best practices for institutions of higher 
     education to strengthen, at the undergraduate level, the 
     pipeline of individuals pursuing careers in covered fields.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--The Director shall establish and 
     maintain a robust technical assistance center through the 
     National Science Foundation that shall work with institutions 
     of higher education seeking to implement strategies to--
       (1) bolster and diversify the student body at the 
     institution that pursue STEM fields; and
       (2) support students underrepresented in science and 
     engineering who are pursuing research-based STEM studies to 
     help those students continue and complete those studies.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated--
       (1) to carry out subsection (a) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2022 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and
       (2) to carry out subsections (b) and (c), $1,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

         Subtitle B--Increasing Funding for Graduate Education

     SEC. __21. FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COVERED 
                   FIELDS.

       (a) Global Competitiveness and National Security STEM 
     Fellowship Program Established.--The Director shall establish 
     a graduate fellowship program through which the Director 
     shall award funds to certain eligible students who have an 
     approved application in accordance with subsection (b) 
     (referred to in this section as ``fellowship participants'').
       (b) Application; Eligible Students.--
       (1) Application.--The Director shall establish and make 
     publicly available an application for eligible students who 
     desire to receive funds under this section.
       (2) Eligible students.--A student may submit an application 
     to the National Science Foundation to receive funds under 
     this section if the student--
       (A) is a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence (as the terms are defined in section 
     101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)), or an alien who has been granted deferred action 
     pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland 
     Security entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
     Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as 
     Children'' issued on June 15, 2012; and
       (B)(i) is in the final year of undergraduate education at 
     an institution of higher education and is pursuing a 
     research-based master's or doctorate degree at an institution 
     of higher education that offers graduate degrees in a covered 
     field; or
       (ii) is enrolled in a research-based master's or doctorate 
     degree program at an institution of higher education in a 
     covered field and has completed less than 12 months of that 
     program.
       (3) Application review.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall establish a process for 
     reviewing applications received under this section and 
     determining which applications will be approved. As part of 
     such process the Director shall establish an 
     interdisciplinary panel of scientists, engineers, or other 
     relevant professional graduate education experts, who shall 
     review the merit of the applications submitted and consider 
     the broadening participation criteria described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Broadening participation.--In determining which 
     applications are approved under this section, the Director 
     shall ensure that consideration is given to applicants who 
     would broaden participation in the program, including first-
     generation college students, low-income individuals, minority 
     students, individuals underrepresented in science or 
     engineering, individuals eligible for or receiving a Pell 
     Grant, women pursuing studies in underrepresented fields, or 
     individuals who attend or attended a minority-serving 
     institution for the individual's undergraduate degree.
       (c) Funding for Fellowship Participants.--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall pay an annual stipend 
     and additional expenses for each eligible student whose 
     application is approved under subsection (b) in accordance 
     with paragraph (2).
       (2) Amount.--The Director shall pay for each eligible 
     student with an approved application under this section, for 
     a total of 3 years--
       (A) $50,000 each year for living expenses, which shall be 
     paid to the institution and disbursed annually as an aid 
     stipend to the student;
       (B) a tuition and fees allowance, which shall be $15,000 
     per year and which shall be paid directly to the institution 
     that student is attending for the student's tuition and fees; 
     and
       (C) a $2,000 professional development allowance, which 
     shall be distributed to an eligible student by the Director, 
     upon application, to reimburse the student for professional 
     development expenses.
       (3) Adjustments for inflation.--The amounts described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be the amounts for fiscal year 2021 and 
     shall be adjusted annually for inflation.
       (4) Exemption from tuition and fees; tax disclosure.--An 
     institution of higher education that enrolls a student who 
     will participate in the fellowship under this section and 
     that will receive funds described in subparagraph (A) and (B) 
     of paragraph (2) on behalf of such student--
       (A) shall agree to exempt such student from paying tuition 
     and fees that are greater than the tuition and fees allowance 
     under paragraph (2)(B) that are normally charged to students 
     of similar academic standing, unless such charges are 
     optional or are refundable; and
       (B) shall provide that student with information about how 
     funds received through the fellowship will be treated for 
     Federal tax purposes.
       (d) Annual Meeting .--
       (1) In general.--The Director shall arrange an annual 
     meeting for fellowship participants and representatives from 
     relevant Federal agencies in order--
       (A) to facilitate professional development and networking 
     relating to covered fields; and
       (B) to facilitate access to experiential training 
     opportunities, which may include such training at national 
     security facilities and federally funded research centers.
       (2) Attendance required.--Each fellowship participant shall 
     be required to attend at least one annual meeting during the 
     period covered by that recipient's award, and the 
     professional development allowance under subsection (c)(2)(C) 
     may be used to cover expense for attendance at that meeting.
       (e) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) Termination.--An individual's participation in the 
     fellowship under this section and receipt of funds under this 
     section shall be terminated at the earlier of--
       (A) the last day of the third year for which the individual 
     has received funding under this section; or
       (B) the date of degree completion, unless that individual 
     is continuing from a master's to a doctoral degree in a 
     covered field and less than 3 years of funding had been 
     distributed since the individual became a fellowship 
     participant under this section.
       (2) Request to change schools or programs or suspend or 
     defer participation.--A fellowship participant who wishes to 
     change institutions or programs, or suspend or defer 
     fellowship participation, shall submit a request to the 
     Director and must receive approval from the Director.
       (3) No concurrent awards.--An individual shall not be 
     eligible to accept another Federal graduate fellowship 
     concurrently with fellowship participation under this 
     section.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $500,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

     SEC. __22. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH 
                   FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, in addition to any other 
     amounts appropriated, $250,000,000 for the Graduate Research 
     Fellowship Program in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. __23. NATIONAL EMERGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director, in partnership with the 
     Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall 
     establish a National Emerging Science and Technology Training 
     Program to award grants to institutions of higher education 
     to enable those institutions to establish training programs 
     to educate cohorts of students in covered fields.
       (b) Application.--An institution of higher education 
     desiring to receive a grant under this section shall submit 
     an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
     such information as the Director may reasonably require.
       (c) Awards.--
       (1) Award totals.--Each grant award under this section 
     shall be in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.
       (2) Number of awards and distribution.--
       (A) Number of awards.--A minimum of 45 institutional awards 
     shall be granted.
       (B) Distribution.--The Director shall--
       (i) encourage institutions of higher education that are 
     minority-serving institutions to apply for grants under this 
     section; and
       (ii) consider broader impacts when awarding grants under 
     this section.
       (3) Duration.--The duration of awards made through the 
     grant program shall not exceed 4 years.
       (4) Use of funds.--
       (A) In general.--An eligible institution shall use award 
     funds, in accordance with subparagraph (B), for the purposes 
     of--
       (i) providing training programs in covered fields led by 
     faculty;
       (ii) paying funds for the cost of attendance (as described 
     in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087ll)) for eligible students participating in training 
     programs established by this section;
       (iii) establishing scientific or technical internship 
     programs for students participating in training programs 
     established by this section; and
       (iv) other costs associated with the administration of the 
     training program.
       (B) Minimum amount for tuition and other costs.--An 
     eligible institution shall use not less than 70 percent of 
     grant funds

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     for expenses described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
       (C) Eligible student.--In this section the term ``eligible 
     student'' means a student who is--
       (i) a United States citizens or an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence (as the terms are defined in section 
     101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)) or an alien who has been granted deferred action 
     pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland 
     Security entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
     Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as 
     Children'' issued on June 15, 2012; and
       (ii) pursuing a masters or doctorate degree in a covered 
     field identified under section __11(c).
       (d) Selection Criteria.--In making awards under this 
     section, the Director and the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the relevance of the institution's proposed program to 
     existing and anticipated strategic national needs as 
     determined by the study under section __11(a);
       (2) the ability of the institution to effectively carry out 
     the proposed program;
       (3) the geographic location of an institution related to 
     the Department of Defense's needs for developing specific 
     workforce capacity and skills within a particular region of 
     the country;
       (4) the extent to which the institution's proposal would 
     include students who are underrepresented in science and 
     engineering, low-income students, women, minority students, 
     and first-generation college students; and
       (5) the integration of internship opportunities into the 
     participant's program, including internships or cooperative 
     education agreements with government laboratories, nonprofit 
     research organizations, or for-profit commercial entities.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $250,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

     SEC. __24. STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Assessments.--The Director shall conduct regular 
     assessments of the programs established under this subtitle 
     and other graduate research fellowship programs carried out 
     by the National Science Foundation and provide additional 
     publicly available information about those programs, 
     including for each program--
       (1) the number of applications received, disaggregated by 
     undergraduate and graduate institution, race, gender, age, 
     and eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant;
       (2) the number of applications approved, disaggregated by 
     undergraduate and graduate institution, race, gender, age, 
     and eligibility for a Federal Pell Grant; and
       (3) the internal partnerships between the National Science 
     Foundation and institutions of higher education in order to 
     develop a diverse science workforce.
       (b) Reports.--The Director shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress, and make publicly available, annual reports that 
     show trends in how research fellowships and scholarships 
     supported by the National Science Foundation are awarded to 
     individuals from underrepresented groups, institutions of 
     higher education, and entities from different geographic 
     areas, in order to better show trends in the participation of 
     underrepresented groups in such research fellowships and 
     scholarships.

   Subtitle C--Strengthening the National Security Research Workforce

     SEC. __31. NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Established.--The Director, in partnership with 
     the Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall 
     carry out a program, to be known as the ``National Security 
     Research Fellowship Program'' that will bolster Federal 
     Government research by finding placements in the Federal 
     Government for selected eligible graduates.
       (b) Eligible Graduates.--The term ``eligible graduate'' 
     means an individual who--
       (1) is a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence (as the terms are defined in section 
     101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(a)), or an alien who has been granted deferred action 
     pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland 
     Security entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
     Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as 
     Children'' issued on June 15, 2012; and
       (2) graduated not more than 3 years prior to the date of 
     the individual's application, with a master's or doctoral 
     degree in a covered field.
       (c) Application; Selection of Eligible Graduates.--
       (1) Application.--Eligible graduates who desire to 
     participate in the National Security Research Fellowship 
     Program shall submit an application at such time, in such 
     manner, and containing such information as the Director may 
     require, including information about the applicant's 
     educational background, previous research experience, 
     publications or presentations, letters of recommendation, or 
     written research proposals.
       (2) Selection.--The Director shall establish a process for 
     the selection of eligible graduates who apply, which may 
     include a review and scoring of applications by a panel of 
     experts in broad discipline areas after an evaluation of the 
     demonstrated ability of the individual as a student and 
     potential for contributions as an independent scientist.
       (d) National Security Research Fellowship Program.--Through 
     the National Security Research Fellowship Program, the 
     Director shall--
       (1) select eligible graduates who apply for the program in 
     accordance with subsection (c);
       (2) facilitate placement in a 3-year post-doctoral research 
     position in a covered field with a Federal agency for 
     selected eligible graduates;
       (3) provide those eligible graduates with an orientation 
     process and a mentor;
       (4) facilitate opportunities for participants who have 
     completed the program to transfer to a permanent civil 
     service position with the Federal Government in a covered 
     field after completion of program; and
       (5) ensure that eligible participants in the program 
     receive the educational award described in section __32.
       (e) Educational Awards.--
       (1) In general.--Each individual who completes not less 
     than 2 years of the 3-year National Security Research 
     Fellowship Program described in this section shall be 
     eligible to receive an educational award in accordance with 
     this subsection.
       (2) Educational award.--Each individual described in 
     paragraph (1) shall receive an educational award in an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       (A) the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant for the most 
     recent year; multiplied by
       (B) the number of years of participation in the fellowship 
     program (whether 2 or 3 years, as the case may be).
       (3) Use of educational award.--The educational award under 
     this section--
       (A) may be used for attendance at an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or
       (B) may be used to repay a Federal or private student loan 
     of the individual.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $750,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2022 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.

     SEC. __32. EARLY CAREER FACULTY SUPPORTS.

       (a) Rising Faculty Professional Advancement Program.--
       (1) Establishment of pilot program.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall 
     establish a 5-year pilot mentorship program to be known as 
     ``Rising Faculty Professional Advancement Program'' (referred 
     to in this section as the ``program'') in order to increase 
     the diversity of faculty in STEM fields.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Rising Faculty 
     Professional Advancement Program shall be--
       (A) to increase the number of doctoral-level professionals 
     from underrepresented groups in STEM fields who transition 
     into faculty positions at institutions of higher education; 
     and
       (B) to improve mentorship and training for researchers who 
     are navigating the transition in the research pipeline to 
     becoming faculty, which is a time when a significant decrease 
     in diversity often occurs.
       (b) Program Participants.--
       (1) In general.--Eligible individuals who desire to 
     participate in the program shall submit an application to the 
     National Science Foundation at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Director may require, 
     including--
       (A) information about the eligible individual's selected 
     mentor and the mentor's agreement to participate in the 
     program;
       (B) an assertion that the selected mentor is--
       (i) a tenured faculty member at a research institution of 
     higher education; or
       (ii) a faculty equivalent at a National laboratory or 
     Federal agency; and
       (C) a description of the applicant's reasoning for 
     selecting that mentor.
       (2) Eligibility.--An individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the program if the individual is a doctoral 
     degree holding researcher in a post-doctoral research 
     position or early-career faculty (defined as a faculty 
     researcher with a title of assistant professor or other non-
     tenured equivalent).
       (3) Priority.--In selecting applicants to participate in 
     the program--
       (A) priority shall be given to--
       (i) applicants from groups who are underrepresented in 
     science and engineering; or
       (ii) applicants holding degrees from or faculty positions 
     at minority-serving institutions; and
       (B) additional consideration may be given to--
       (i) applicants holding doctoral degrees from institutions 
     of higher education in the bottom 90 percent of research and 
     development expenditures, as ranked by the National Center 
     for Science and Engineering Statistics; and
       (ii) applicants who are women and who hold positions from 
     underrepresented fields.
       (4) Number of participants.--The Foundation shall select a 
     cohort of not less than 100 eligible individuals to be 
     program participants (referred to in this section as ``Rising 
     Faculty'') for each year of the pilot program.

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       (5) Outreach.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall--
       (A) conduct outreach to solicit potential applicants for 
     Rising Faculty and mentor participants; and
       (B) make publicly available information about the 
     expectations of mentor involvement and best practices in 
     finding a mentor.
       (c) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish program 
     activities including--
       (A) training for Rising Faculty and mentors;
       (B) a program curriculum; and
       (C) benchmarks for mentor engagement.
       (2) Collaborative research.--The Foundation shall encourage 
     program mentors to network and enter into collaboration on 
     research projects with Rising Faculty and other mentors 
     within the program.
       (3) Survey.--Following the first year of program 
     enrollment, and on an annual basis during the program, the 
     Director shall--
       (A) conduct a survey of Rising Faculty and mentors to 
     determine best practices and outcomes achieved;
       (B) collect information about the demographics of Rising 
     Faculty and mentor participants; and
       (C) conduct additional surveys or other analyses of Rising 
     Faculty who completed the program to assess career 
     progression for not more than 5 years following the 
     completion of the program by Rising Faculty.
       (d) Meetings.--
       (1) Biannual meetings.--
       (A) In general.--The Foundation shall hold biannual 
     meetings for mentors, Rising Faculty, and individuals who 
     have previously completed the program. The Foundation may 
     award travel grants for Rising Faculty who lack discretionary 
     travel funds to attend the biannual meeting.
       (B) Introductory meeting.--The Foundation shall hold one 
     meeting at the start of each cohort's program year which may 
     include program introduction, mentor training, career 
     training for Rising Faculty, and networking, with the goal of 
     advancing early-career researchers along the academic faculty 
     track, and any other activities the Foundation determines are 
     appropriate for the career advancement of Rising Faculty.
       (C) Second meeting.--The Foundation shall hold a second 
     meeting in the last quarter of the program year, which may 
     include opportunities for networking, continued training, 
     promotion of continued mentorship after program completion, 
     solicited feedback from Rising Faculty, and any other 
     activities the Foundation determines are appropriate for the 
     career advancement of Rising Faculty.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a 
     report to Congress that includes a summary and analysis of 
     the types and frequency of activities and policies developed 
     and carried out under the pilot program.
       (f) Assessment of the Pilot Program and Recommendations.--
     Not later than 180 days after the conclusion of the pilot 
     program, the Director shall provide a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress with respect to the pilot 
     program, which shall include--
       (1) a description and evaluation of the status and 
     effectiveness of the program, including a summary of survey 
     data collected;
       (2) an assessment of the success and utility of the pilot 
     program in meeting the purposes of this section; and
       (3) a recommendation about continuing the program on a 
     pilot or permanent basis.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 in 
     each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

     SEC. __33. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FACULTY EARLY CAREER 
                   DEVELOPMENT AWARDS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation, in addition to any other 
     amounts appropriated, $400,000,000 for National Science 
     Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards for fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1910. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology 
and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a 
regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on 
economic security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and 
job creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING FOR BEEF, 
                   PORK, AND OTHER MEAT PRODUCTS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit 
     to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on 
     the ruling issued by the World Trade Organization in 2015 on 
     country-of-origin labeling for beef, pork, and other meat 
     products that includes--
       (1) an assessment of the impact of the ruling on--
       (A) consumer awareness regarding the origin of meat 
     consumed in the United States;
       (B) agricultural producers in the United States; and
       (C) the security and resilience of the food supply in the 
     United States; and
       (2) if the assessment under paragraph (1) indicates that 
     the ruling or other market factors in the United States, 
     including consolidation of meat processors, changes in diet 
     and preferences, or other factors, have had a negative impact 
     on consumers in the United States, agricultural producers in 
     the United States, or the overall security and resilience of 
     the food supply in the United States, recommendations for 
     such legislative or administrative action as the Trade 
     Representative, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, considers appropriate--
       (A) to better inform consumers in the United States;
       (B) to support agricultural producers in the United States; 
     and
       (C) to improve the security and resilience of the food 
     supply in the United States.
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  SA 1911. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        At the end of title V of division B, add the following:

     SEC. 2528. FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD.

       (a) In General.--Consistent with the First Amendment to the 
     Constitution for public institutions, and in compliance with 
     stated institutional policies regarding freedom of speech for 
     private institutions, and all applicable Federal laws, 
     regulations, and policies, entities receiving awards under 
     title I or title II of this division shall--
       (1) protect free speech, viewpoint diversity, the free 
     exchange of ideas, and academic freedom, including extramural 
     speech of staff and students;
       (2) protect religious liberty; and
       (3) prohibit discrimination, consistent with titles IV and 
     VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq; 
     2000d et seq.).
       (b) Attestation.--
       (1) In general.--An institution of higher education that 
     submits an application for Federal funding under title I or 
     II of this division, or an amendment made by title I or II of 
     this division, shall provide to the Director, as part of such 
     application--
       (A) an intra-institutional attestation that the institution 
     is in compliance with the requirements under subsection (a); 
     and
       (B) information on the actions taken by the institution to 
     ensure such compliance.
       (2) Annual submission.--An institution shall not be 
     required to submit an attestation under paragraph (1) more 
     than once per year.
       (c) Director Report.--The Director shall annually transmit 
     to Congress and make public on the website of the Foundation 
     the attestations submitted under subsection (b).
       (d) Office of Inspector General Report.--Not later than one 
     year after the date of enactment of this division, and every 
     2 years thereafter, the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Foundation shall submit a report to Congress that contains a 
     review of the efforts of the Foundation to ensure that all 
     recipients of an award from the Foundation are aware of and 
     in compliance with all Federal requirements for such an 
     award, including the requirements under subsection (a).
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  SA 1912. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 
1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in 
the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title VI of 
     division B, insert the following:

     SEC. 26__. SUPPORT FOR STENNIS SPACE CENTER AS PRIMARY 
                   HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING 
                   CENTER FOR NASA.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall fully leverage and 
     use the unique hydrogen expertise, fuel farm, and testing 
     platforms at the Stennis Space Center for testing any 
     federally funded program or public-private partnership 
     involving the use of hydrogen in space exploration, space 
     technology, and aeronautics.

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       (b) Maintenance of Expertise.--The Administrator shall 
     maintain the Stennis Space Center's hydrogen expertise, fuel 
     farm, and testing platforms so as to support ongoing 
     activities associated with liquid oxygen-hydrogen rockets, 
     including the Space Launch System, the Exploration Upper 
     Stage for the Space Launch System, and any other Government 
     and commercial vehicle that may benefit from testing at the 
     Stennis Space Center.
       (c) Testing Capabilities and Platforms.--The Administrator 
     shall invest in future testing capabilities and platforms to 
     support a range of hydrogen systems in--
       (1) space systems (including in launch vehicles and 
     spacecraft); and
       (2) aeronautics research and development.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this division, the Administrator shall submit to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
     the House of Representatives a report that--
       (1) identifies all current and planned NASA-funded programs 
     and public-private partnerships that involve the research, 
     development, and testing of hydrogen space exploration, space 
     technology, and aeronautics systems, including propulsion 
     systems, hydrogen fuel tanks, transfer systems, and 
     integrated systems and vehicles; and
       (2) describes the manner in which each such program or 
     partnership is currently, or may in the future, use the 
     Stennis Space Center's hydrogen research and development and 
     testing capabilities.
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  SA 1913. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Lee) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by 
Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        Strike section 4411 and insert the following:

     SEC. 4411. EXCEPTION FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS AND 
                   SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.

       The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, are exempt from the procurement, operation, and 
     purchase restrictions under sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 to 
     the extent the procurement, operation, or purchase is 
     necessary for the purpose of supporting the full range of 
     wildfire management operations or search and rescue 
     operations.

     SEC. 4412. SUNSET.

        Sections 4403, 4404, and 4405 shall cease to have effect 
     on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
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  SA 1914. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

                Subtitle D--Preventing Future Pandemics

     SEC. 3298. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Preventing Future 
     Pandemics Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 3299. WILDLIFE MARKET DEFINED.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``wildlife market''--
       (A) means a commercial market--
       (i) where live mammalian or avian wildlife, or live 
     wildlife species listed pursuant to section 3299A(2), is 
     held, slaughtered, or sold for human consumption as food or 
     medicine, whether the animals originated in the wild or in a 
     captive environment; and
       (ii) that delivers a product in communities where 
     alternative nutritional or protein sources are readily 
     available; and
       (B) does not include--
       (i) markets in areas where no other practical alternative 
     sources of protein or meat exists, such as wildlife markets 
     in rural areas on which indigenous people and rural local 
     communities rely to feed themselves and their families;
       (ii) markets where the only live mammalian or avian 
     wildlife held, slaughtered, or sold are species listed 
     pursuant to section 3299A(1); and
       (iii) processors of dead wild game.
       (2) The term ``commercial trade in live wildlife''--
       (A) means commercial trade in live mammalian or avian 
     species, or any species listed pursuant to section 3299A(2), 
     for human consumption; and
       (B) does not include--
       (i) fish;
       (ii) invertebrates;
       (iii) other reptiles;
       (iv) other amphibians;
       (v) mammalian or avian species listed pursuant to section 
     3299A(1); and
       (vi) the meat of ruminant game species--

       (I) traded in markets in countries with effective 
     implementation and enforcement of scientifically based, 
     nationally implemented policies and legislation for 
     processing, transport, trade, marketing; and
       (II) sold after being slaughtered and processed under 
     sanitary conditions.

     SEC. 3299A. DETERMINATION OF RISK OF ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER FOR 
                   CERTAIN WILDLIFE SPECIES.

       The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
     departments and agencies, including the Department of 
     Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, and the United 
     States Agency for International Development, after public 
     notice and comment, shall annually review, update as 
     necessary, and publicly release the following:
       (1) A list of mammal or bird species, if any, that the 
     Director determines does not present any risk of contributing 
     to spillover of zoonotic pathogens that are capable of 
     causing pandemics.
       (2) A list of reptile or amphibian species, if any, that 
     the Director determines present any risk of contributing to 
     spillover of zoonotic pathogens that are capable of causing 
     pandemics.

     SEC. 3299B. STUDY ON RISK OF WILDLIFE MARKETS ON THE 
                   EMERGENCE OF NOVEL VIRAL PATHOGENS.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall enter into an agreement with the National 
     Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the 
     risk wildlife markets pose to human health through the 
     emergence or reemergence of pathogens. The study shall 
     evaluate--
       (1) the impact of physical proximity to and the role of 
     human use of terrestrial wildlife for food or medicine on the 
     emergence or reemergence of pathogens, including novel 
     pathogens;
       (2) the conditions at live wildlife markets and within the 
     associated supply chain that elevate risk factors leading to 
     such emergence, reemergence, or transmission of pathogens; 
     and
       (3) the methods by which the United States might work with 
     international partners to effectively promote diversified 
     alternative sources of food and protein in communities that 
     rely upon the human use of wildlife as food or medicine for 
     subsistence, while ensuring that existing natural habitats 
     are not unduly encroached upon or destroyed as part of this 
     process.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     agreement under subsection (a), the Secretaries described in 
     such subsection shall submit a report on the findings of the 
     study described in such subsection to--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
     House of Representatives.

     SEC. 3299C. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that global institutions, 
     including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
     Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health 
     (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with 
     leading nongovernmental organizations, veterinary colleges, 
     and the United States Agency for International Development 
     (USAID), should promote the paradigm of One Health--the 
     integration of human health, animal health, agriculture, 
     ecosystems, and the environment as an effective and 
     integrated way to address the complexity of emerging disease 
     threats, and should support improved community health, 
     biodiversity conservation, forest conservation and 
     management, sustainable agriculture, and safety of livestock 
     production in developing countries, particularly in tropical 
     landscapes where there is an elevated risk of zoonotic 
     disease spill over.

     SEC. 3299D. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States to--
       (1) support the availability of scalable and sustainable 
     alternative sources of protein and nutrition for local 
     communities, where appropriate, in order to minimize human 
     reliance on the commercial trade in live wildlife and raw or 
     unprocessed wildlife parts and derivatives for human 
     consumption;
       (2) support foreign governments to--
       (A) prevent commercial trade in live wildlife and raw or 
     unprocessed wildlife parts and derivatives for human 
     consumption;
       (B) transition from the sale of such wildlife for human 
     consumption in markets and restaurants to alternate protein 
     and nutritional sources; and
       (C) establish and effectively manage protected and 
     conserved areas, particularly in countries with tropical 
     forest hotspots for emerging diseases, including indigenous 
     and community-conserved areas;

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       (3) respect the rights and needs of indigenous people and 
     local communities dependent on such wildlife for nutritional 
     needs and food security; and
       (4) facilitate international cooperation by working with 
     international partners through intergovernmental, 
     international, and nongovernmental organizations such as the 
     United Nations to--
       (A) lead a resolution at the United Nations Security 
     Council or General Assembly and World Health Assembly 
     outlining the danger to human and animal health from emerging 
     zoonotic infectious diseases, with recommendations for 
     implementing the closure of wildlife markets and prevention 
     of the commercial trade in live wildlife for human 
     consumption except where the consumption of wildlife is 
     necessary for local food security or where such actions would 
     significantly disrupt a readily available and irreplaceable 
     food supply;
       (B) raise awareness on the dangerous potential of wildlife 
     markets as a source of zoonotic diseases and reduce demand 
     for the consumption of wildlife through evidence-based 
     behavior change programs, while ensuring that existing 
     wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part 
     of this process;
       (C) encourage and support alternative forms of sustainable 
     food production, farming, and shifts to sustainable sources 
     of protein and nutrition instead of terrestrial wildlife 
     where able and appropriate, and reduce consumer demand for 
     terrestrial wildlife through enhanced local and national food 
     systems, especially in areas where wildlife markets play a 
     significant role in meeting subsistence needs while ensuring 
     that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or 
     destroyed as part of this process; and
       (D) strive to increase hygienic standards implemented in 
     markets around the globe, especially those specializing in 
     the sale of products intended for human consumption.

     SEC. 3299E. PREVENTION OF FUTURE ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER EVENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, in consultation with the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the heads of other relevant departments and 
     agencies, shall work with foreign governments, multilateral 
     entities, intergovernmental organizations, international 
     partners, private sector partners, and nongovernmental 
     organizations to carry out the following activities:
       (1) Close wildlife markets and prevent commercial trade in 
     live wildlife and raw or unprocessed wildlife parts and 
     derivatives for human consumption, placing a priority focus 
     on tropical countries or countries with significant markets 
     for live wildlife for human consumption and on the following 
     wildlife trade activities:
       (A) High volume commercial trade and associated markets.
       (B) Trade in and across well connected urban centers.
       (C) Trade for luxury consumption as food or medicine or 
     where there is no dietary necessity by--
       (i) working through existing treaties, conventions, and 
     agreements to develop a new protocol or amend existing 
     protocols or agreements;
       (ii) expanding combating wildlife trafficking programs to 
     support enforcement of the closure of such markets and new 
     illegal markets in response to closures, and the prevention 
     of such trade including--

       (I) providing assistance to improve law enforcement;
       (II) detecting and deterring the illegal import, transit, 
     sale and export of wildlife;
       (III) strengthening such programs to assist countries 
     through legal reform;
       (IV) improving information sharing and enhancing 
     capabilities of participating foreign governments;
       (V) supporting efforts to change behavior and reduce demand 
     for such wildlife products; and
       (VI) leveraging United States private sector technologies 
     and expertise to scale and enhance enforcement responses to 
     detect and prevent such trade;

       (iii) leveraging strong United States bilateral 
     relationships to support new and existing inter-Ministerial 
     collaborations or Task Forces that can serve as regional One 
     Health models; and
       (iv) building local agricultural capacity by leveraging 
     expertise from the United States Department of Agriculture 
     and institutions of higher education with agricultural 
     expertise.
       (2) Prevent the degradation and fragmentation of forests 
     and other intact ecosystems to minimize interactions between 
     wildlife and human and livestock populations that could 
     contribute to spillover events and zoonotic disease 
     transmission, including by providing assistance or supporting 
     policies to--
       (A) conserve, protect, and restore the integrity of such 
     ecosystems;
       (B) support the rights and needs of Indigenous People and 
     local communities and their ability to continue their 
     effective stewardship of their traditional lands and 
     territories;
       (C) support the establishment and effective management of 
     protected areas, prioritizing highly intact areas; and
       (D) prevent activities that result in the destruction, 
     degradation, fragmentation, or conversion of intact forests 
     and other intact ecosystems and biodiversity strongholds, 
     including by governments, private sector entities, and 
     multilateral development financial institutions.
       (3) Offer alternative livelihood and worker training 
     programs and enterprise development to wildlife traders, 
     wildlife breeders, and local communities whose members are 
     engaged in the commercial trade in live wildlife for human 
     consumption.
       (4) Ensure that the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local 
     communities are respected and their authority to exercise 
     these rights is protected.
       (5) Strengthen global capacity for prevention and detection 
     of novel and existing zoonoses with pandemic potential.
       (6) Support the development of One Health systems at the 
     community level, particularly in emerging infectious disease 
     hotspots, through a collaborative, multisectoral, and 
     transdisciplinary approach that recognizes the 
     interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their 
     shared environment to achieve optimal health outcomes.
       (b) Activities.--
       (1) Global cooperation.--The United States Government, 
     working through the United Nations and its components, as 
     well as international organization such as Interpol and the 
     World Organisation for Animal Health, and in furtherance of 
     the policies described in section 3299D, shall--
       (A) collaboratively with other member states, issue 
     declarations, statements, and communiques urging countries to 
     close wildlife markets and prevent commercial trade in live 
     wildlife and raw or unprocessed wildlife parts and 
     derivatives for human consumption; and
       (B) urge increased enforcement of existing laws to end 
     wildlife trafficking.
       (2) International coalitions.--The Secretary of State shall 
     seek to build international coalitions focused on closing 
     wildlife markets and preventing commercial trade in live 
     wildlife for human consumption, with a focus on the following 
     efforts:
       (A) Providing assistance and advice to other governments in 
     the adoption of legislation and regulations to close wildlife 
     markets and associated trade.
       (B) Creating economic and enforcement pressure for the 
     immediate shut down of uncontrolled, unsanitary, or illicit 
     wildlife markets and their supply chains to prevent their 
     operation.
       (C) Providing assistance and guidance to other governments 
     on measures to prohibit the import, export, and domestic 
     commercial trade in live wildlife for the purpose of human 
     consumption.
       (D) Engaging and receiving guidance from key stakeholders 
     at the ministerial, local government, and civil society level 
     in countries that will be impacted by this subtitle and where 
     wildlife markets and associated wildlife trade is the 
     predominant source of meat or protein, in order to mitigate 
     the impact of any international efforts on food security, 
     local customs, conservation methods, or cultural norms.
       (3) Authorization of imposition of sanctions.--
       (A) Finding and report required.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the President if the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, finds 
     that--

       (I) a foreign country--

       (aa) continues to license or enable commercial wildlife 
     markets; or
       (bb) does not enact regulations consistent with this 
     subtitle to ultimately eliminate those markets; or

       (II) nationals of a foreign country, based on credible 
     evidence, are trafficking or otherwise moving commercial 
     quantities of wildlife intended for human consumption.

       (ii) Monitoring and investigations.--In administering this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
     the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, shall--

       (I) periodically monitor the activities of foreign entities 
     described in clause (i);
       (II) promptly investigate any activity by foreign entities 
     that, in the opinion of the Secretary, may be cause for 
     reporting under clause (i); and
       (III) promptly conclude, and reach a decision with respect 
     to, any investigation commenced under subclause (II).

       (iii) Transmission to congress.--Not later than 15 days 
     after submitting a report to the President under clause (i), 
     Secretary of State shall transmit the report to Congress.
       (B) Penalties.--After receiving a report under subparagraph 
     (A)(i) with respect to a country, the President may impose 
     such economic, diplomatic, or other penalties as the 
     President considers appropriate with respect to that country 
     or nationals of that country, including the following:
       (i) Prohibition on importation.--The President may direct 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation 
     into the United States of any articles from the country for 
     such period of time as the President determines appropriate 
     and to the extent that such prohibition is permitted by the 
     World Trade Organization (as defined in section 2(8) of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(8))) or pursuant 
     to the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 
     2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3501(4))).

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       (ii) Exclusion from united states.--

       (I) In general.--The President may direct the Secretary of 
     State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to exclude from the United States, any national 
     described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).
       (II) Exception to comply with international obligations and 
     for law enforcement activities.--Subclause (I) shall not 
     apply with respect to an individual if admitting or paroling 
     the individual into the United States is necessary--

       (aa) to permit the United States to comply with the 
     Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 
     signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 
     November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United 
     States, or other applicable international obligations; or
       (bb) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the 
     United States.
       (iii) Blocking of property.--The President may exercise all 
     of the powers granted to the President under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all 
     transactions in property and interests in property of any 
     national of the country, if such property and interests in 
     property are in the United States, come within the United 
     States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
     United States person.
       (iv) Prevention of access to international payment 
     channels.--The President may work with international partners 
     to prevent access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank 
     Financial Telecommunications (commonly known as ``SWIFT'') 
     network and other payment channels by any national of the 
     country.
       (C) Notification to congress.--Not later than 60 days after 
     receiving a report under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to 
     a country--
       (i) the President shall notify Congress of any action taken 
     by the President pursuant to the report; and
       (ii) if the President decides not to direct the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of terrestrial 
     wildlife from the country, or directs the Secretary to 
     prohibit the importation of less than all fish, wildlife, or 
     related articles from the country, the President shall 
     include in the notification required by clause (i) a 
     statement of the reasons for that decision.
       (D) Periodic review and termination.--
       (i) Periodic review.--After submitting a report to the 
     President under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to a 
     country, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the 
     Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency 
     for International Development, shall periodically, but not 
     less frequently than every 2 years, review the actions of the 
     country and nationals of the country to determine if the 
     reasons for the finding of the Secretary under that 
     subparagraph still exist.
       (ii) Termination.--Upon making a determination under clause 
     (i) that the reasons for a finding under subparagraph (A)(i) 
     with respect to a country no longer exist, the Secretary of 
     State shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     determination and a statement of the facts on which the 
     determination is based.
       (c) United States Agency for International Development.--
       (1) Sustainable food systems funding.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to any 
     other amounts provided for such purposes, there is authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as necessary for each fiscal 
     year from 2021 through 2030 to the United States Agency for 
     International Development to reduce demand for consumption of 
     wildlife from wildlife markets and support shifts to 
     diversified alternative and sustainably produced sources of 
     food and protein in communities that rely upon the 
     consumption of wildlife for food security while ensuring that 
     existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed 
     as part of this process, using a multisectorial approach and 
     including support for demonstration programs.
       (B) Activities.--The Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, 
     and Environment, the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, 
     and the Bureau for Global Health of the United States Agency 
     for International Development shall, in partnership with 
     United States institutions of higher education and 
     nongovernmental organizations, co-develop approaches focused 
     on safe, sustainable food systems that support and 
     incentivize the replacement of terrestrial wildlife in diets 
     while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not 
     encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.
       (2) Addressing threats and causes of zoonotic disease 
     outbreaks.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall increase activities in USAID 
     programs related to biodiversity, combating wildlife 
     trafficking, sustainable landscapes, global health, food 
     security, and resilience in order to address the threats and 
     causes of zoonotic disease outbreaks, including through--
       (A) education;
       (B) capacity building;
       (C) strengthening human and wildlife health monitoring 
     systems of pathogens of zoonotic origin to support early 
     detection and reporting of novel and known pathogens for 
     emergency of zoonotic disease, and strengthening cross-
     sectoral collaboration to align risk reduction approaches;
       (D) improved domestic and wild animal disease monitoring 
     and control at production and market levels;
       (E) development of alternative livelihood opportunities 
     where possible;
       (F) preventing degradation and fragmentation of forests and 
     other intact ecosystems, particularly in tropical countries, 
     to prevent the creation of new pathways for zoonotic pathogen 
     transmission that arise from interactions between wildlife, 
     humans and livestock populations;
       (G) minimizing interactions between domestic livestock and 
     wild animals in markets and captive production;
       (H) supporting shifts from wildlife markets to diversified, 
     safe, affordable, and accessible alternative sources of 
     protein and nutrition through enhanced local and national 
     food systems while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is 
     not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process;
       (I) improving community health, forest management 
     practices, and safety of livestock production in tropical 
     landscapes, particularly in hotspots for zoonotic spillover 
     and emerging infectious diseases;
       (J) preventing degradation and fragmentation of forests and 
     other intact ecosystems, particularly in tropical countries, 
     to minimize interactions between wildlife, human and 
     livestock populations that could contribute to spillover 
     events and zoonotic disease transmission, including by 
     providing assistance or supporting policies to--
       (i) conserve, protect, and restore the integrity of such 
     ecosystems; and
       (ii) support the rights of Indigenous People and local 
     communities and their ability to continue their effective 
     stewardship of their intact traditional lands and 
     territories; and
       (K) other relevant activities described in section 3299D 
     that are within the mandate of USAID.
       (3) Immediate relief funding to stabilize protected 
     areas.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development is authorized to administer 
     immediate relief funding to stabilize protected areas and 
     conservancies.
       (d) Staffing Requirements.--The Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development, in collaboration 
     with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United 
     States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health 
     Inspection Service, the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, and other Federal entities as appropriate, is 
     authorized to hire additional personnel--
       (1) to undertake programs aimed at reducing the risks of 
     endemic and emerging infectious diseases and exposure to 
     antimicrobial resistant pathogens;
       (2) to provide administrative support and resources to 
     ensure effective and efficient coordination of funding 
     opportunities and sharing of expertise from relevant USAID 
     bureaus and programs, including emerging pandemic threats;
       (3) to award funding to on-the-ground projects;
       (4) to provide project oversight to ensure accountability 
     and transparency in all phases of the award process; and
       (5) to undertake additional activities under this subtitle.
       (e) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) United states department of state.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
     2030, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives, a report--
       (i) describing--

       (I) the actions taken pursuant to this subtitle, including 
     through the application of findings and recommendations 
     generated from the study required by section 3299B and the 
     provision of United States technical assistance;
       (II) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on shutting down wildlife markets;
       (III) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on disrupting, deterring, and ultimately ending 
     wildlife trafficking; and
       (IV) the impact and effectiveness of international 
     cooperation on preventing the import, export, and domestic 
     commercial trade in live wildlife for the purpose of human 
     use as food or medicine, while accounting for the 
     differentiated needs of vulnerable populations who depend 
     upon such wildlife as a predominant source of meat or 
     protein; and

       (ii) identifying--

       (I) foreign countries that continue to enable the operation 
     of wildlife markets as defined by this subtitle and the 
     associated trade of wildlife products for human use as food 
     or medicine that feeds such markets;
       (II) foreign governments, networks, or individuals who aid 
     and abet or otherwise facilitate illicit wildlife 
     trafficking; and
       (III) recommendations for incentivizing or enforcing 
     compliance with laws and policies to close wildlife markets 
     and end the associated commercial trade in live wildlife for 
     human use as food or medicine, which may include visa 
     restrictions and other diplomatic or economic tools.

       (B) Form.--The report required under this paragraph shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
     classified annex.
       (2) United states agency for international development.--
     Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall

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     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
       (A) describing the actions taken pursuant to this subtitle;
       (B) describing the impact and effectiveness of key 
     strategies for reducing demand for consumption of such 
     wildlife and associated wildlife markets;
       (C) summarizing additional personnel hired with funding 
     authorized under this subtitle, including the number hired in 
     each bureau; and
       (D) describing partnerships developed with other 
     institutions of higher learning and nongovernmental 
     organizations.

     SEC. 3299F. PROHIBITION OF IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SALE OF 
                   CERTAIN LIVE WILD ANIMALS FOR HUMAN 
                   CONSUMPTION.

       (a) Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 43 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 44. PROHIBITION OF IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SALE OF CERTAIN 
                   LIVE WILD ANIMALS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the phrase `human consumption' shall include all 
     consumption as food or medicine except consumption that is 
     incidental to lawful hunting activity;
       ``(2) the term `live wild animal' means a live wild mammal, 
     bird, reptile, or amphibian, whether or not bred, hatched, or 
     born in captivity with the exception of ruminants; and
       ``(3) the term `wild' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 42.
       ``(b) Prohibitions.--It shall be unlawful for any person--
       ``(1) to import or export any live wild animal for human 
     consumption as food or medicine;
       ``(2) to sell for human consumption as food or medicine a 
     live wild animal, including through sale or purchase at a 
     live animal market; or
       ``(3) to attempt to commit any act described in paragraph 
     (1) or (2).
       ``(c) Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person who knowingly violates 
     subsection (b) shall be fined not more than $100,000, 
     imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
       ``(2) Multiple violations.--Each violation of subsection 
     (b) shall constitute a separate offense.
       ``(3) Venue.--A violation of subsection (b) may be 
     prosecuted in the judicial district in which the violation 
     first occurred and any judicial district in which the 
     defendant sold the live wild animal.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 43 the 
     following:

``44. Prohibition of import, export, and sale of certain live wild 
              animals for human consumption.''.
       (b) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out section 44 of title 18, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2030.

     SEC. 3299G. LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHE DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) In General.--Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State, shall require the Chief of Law 
     Enforcement of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
     hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 50 new United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attaches, and 
     appropriate additional support staff, at one or more United 
     States embassies, consulates, commands, or other facilities--
       (1) in one or more countries designated as a focus country 
     or a country of concern in the most recent report submitted 
     under section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
     Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and
       (2) in such additional countries or regions, as determined 
     by the Secretary of Interior, that are known or suspected to 
     be a source of illegal trade of species listed--
       (A) as threatened species or endangered species under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
       (B) under appendix I of the Convention on International 
     Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at 
     Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249).
       (b) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2021 through 2030.

     SEC. 3299H. GLOBAL ZOONOTIC DISEASE TASK FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be 
     known as the ``Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force''.
       (b) Duties of Task Force.--The duties of the Task Force 
     shall be to--
       (1) ensure an integrated approach across the Federal 
     Government and globally to the prevention of, early detection 
     of, preparedness for, and response to zoonotic spillover and 
     the outbreak and transmission of zoonotic diseases that may 
     pose a threat to global health security;
       (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, develop and publish, on a publicly accessible 
     website, a plan for global biosecurity and zoonotic disease 
     prevention and response that leverages expertise in public 
     health, consumer education and communication, behavior 
     change, wildlife health, wildlife conservation, livestock 
     veterinary health, sustainable forest management, community-
     based conservation, rural food security, and indigenous 
     rights to coordinate zoonotic disease surveillance 
     internationally, including support for One Health 
     institutions around the world that can prevent and provide 
     early detection of zoonotic outbreaks; and
       (3) expand the scope of the implementation of the White 
     House's Global Health Security Strategy to more robustly 
     support the prevention of zoonotic spillover and respond to 
     zoonotic disease investigations and outbreaks by establishing 
     a 10-year strategy with specific Federal Government 
     international goals, priorities, and timelines for action, 
     including to--
       (A) recommend policy actions and mechanisms in developing 
     countries to reduce the risk of zoonotic spillover and 
     zoonotic disease emergence and transmission, including in 
     support of those activities described in section 3299E;
       (B) identify new mandates, authorities, and incentives 
     needed to strengthen the global zoonotic disease plan under 
     paragraph (2);
       (C) define and list priority areas as countries or regions 
     determined to be of high risk for zoonotic disease emergence 
     based on, but not limited to, factors that include wildlife 
     biodiversity, livestock production, human population density, 
     and active drivers of disease emergence such as land use 
     change, including forest degradation and loss, 
     intensification of livestock production and wildlife trade; 
     and
       (D) prioritize engagement in programs that target tropical 
     countries and regions experiencing high rates of biodiversity 
     loss, deforestation, forest degradation, and land conversion 
     and countries with significant markets for live wildlife for 
     human consumption.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The members of the task force established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be composed of 
     representatives from each of the following agencies:
       (A) One permanent Chairperson at the level of Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary or above from the following agencies, to 
     rotate every 2 years in an order to be determined by the 
     Administrator:
       (i) The Department of Agriculture or the Animal and Plant 
     Health Inspection Service.
       (ii) The Department of Health and Human Services or the 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
       (iii) The Department of the Interior or the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (iv) The Department of State or the United States Agency 
     for International Development.
       (v) The National Security Council.
       (B) At least 13 additional members, with at least 1 from 
     each of the following agencies:
       (i) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
       (ii) The Department of Agriculture.
       (iii) The Department of Defense.
       (iv) The Department of State.
       (v) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       (vi) The National Science Foundation.
       (vii) The National Institutes of Health.
       (viii) The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (ix) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
       (x) The United States Agency for International Development.
       (xi) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (xii) Department of Homeland Security, FEMA.
       (xiii) United States Customs and Border Protection.
       (2) Timing of appointments.--Appointments to the Task Force 
     shall be made not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a term 
     of 2 years.
       (B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that term until a successor has been appointed.
       (d) Meeting.--
       (1) Initial meeting.--The Task Force shall hold its initial 
     meeting not later than 45 days after the final appointment of 
     all members under subsection (c)(2).
       (2) Meetings.--
       (A) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairperson.
       (B) Quorum.--Eight members of the Task Force shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
       (e) Compensation.--
       (1) Prohibition of compensation.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), members of the Task Force may not receive 
     additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 
     service on the Task Force.
       (2) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Report to task force.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the enactment of this act and annually thereafter, the 
     Federal agencies listed in subsection (c), shall submit a 
     report to the Task Force containing a detailed statement with 
     respect to the results of any

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     programming within their agencies that addresses the goals of 
     zoonotic spillover and disease prevention.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and the National Security Advisor a report 
     containing a detailed statement of the recommendations of the 
     Council pursuant to subsection (b).
       (g) FACA.--Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act shall not apply to the Task Force. This task 
     force shall be authorized for 7 years after the enactment of 
     this Act, and up to an additional 2 years at the discretion 
     of the Task Force Chair.

     SEC. 3299I. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall restrict or otherwise 
     prohibit--
       (1) legal and regulated hunting, fishing, or trapping 
     activities for sport or recreation; or
       (2) the lawful domestic and international transport of 
     legally harvested fish or wildlife trophies.
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  SA 1915. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Risch) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MICROCAP SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY 
                   DESIGNATION.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 301(c) (15 U.S.C. 681(c)), by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Microcap small business investment company license.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator may approve an application and issue 
     not more than 10 licenses annually under this subsection with 
     respect to any applicant--
       ``(i) that would otherwise be issued a license under this 
     subsection, except that the management of the applicant does 
     not satisfy the qualification requirements under paragraph 
     (3)(A)(ii) to the extent that such requirements relate to 
     investment experience and track record, including any such 
     requirements further set forth in section 107.305 of title 
     13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
       ``(ii) for which the fund managers have--

       ``(I) a documented record of successful business 
     experience;
       ``(II) a record of business management success; or
       ``(III) knowledge in the particular industry or business in 
     which the investment strategy is being pursued; and

       ``(iii) that, in addition to any other requirement 
     applicable to the applicant under this title or the rules 
     issued to carry out this title (including section 
     121.301(c)(2) of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
     any successor regulation), will make not less than 25 percent 
     of its investments in--

       ``(I) low-income communities, as that term is defined in 
     section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(II) a community that has been designated as a qualified 
     opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(III) businesses primarily engaged in research and 
     development;
       ``(IV) manufacturers;
       ``(V) businesses primarily owned or controlled by 
     individuals in underserved communities before receiving 
     capital from the applicant; and
       ``(VI) rural areas, as that term is defined by the Bureau 
     of the Census.

       ``(B) Priority; streamlined process.--With respect to an 
     application for a license pursuant to this paragraph, the 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(i) give priority to an applicant for such a license that 
     is located in an underlicensed State; and
       ``(ii) establish a streamlined process for applicants 
     submitting such an application.
       ``(C) Timing for issuance of license.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (2), with respect to an application for a license 
     submitted to the Administrator pursuant to this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     application is submitted to the Administrator, process and 
     provide complete feedback with respect to any pre-license 
     application requirements applicable to the applicant;
       ``(ii) not restrict the submission of any application 
     materials; and
       ``(iii) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     application is submitted to the Administrator--

       ``(I) approve the application and issue a license for such 
     operation to the applicant, if the requirements for the 
     license are satisfied; or
       ``(II) based upon facts in the record--

       ``(aa) disapprove the application; and
       ``(bb) provide the applicant with--
       ``(AA) a clear, written explanation of the reason for the 
     disapproval; and
       ``(BB) a chance to remedy any issues with the application 
     and immediately reapply, with technical assistance provided 
     as needed and a new determination made by the Administrator 
     not later than 30 days after the date on which the applicant 
     re-submits the application.
       ``(D) Leverage.--A company licensed pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall--
       ``(i) not be eligible to receive leverage in an amount that 
     is more than $25,000,000; and
       ``(ii) access leverage in an amount that is not more than 
     100 percent of the private capital of the applicant.
       ``(E) Investment committee.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each company licensed pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall have not fewer than 2 independent members on 
     the investment committee of the company in a manner that 
     complies with the following requirements:

       ``(I) The independent members of the investment committee 
     are or have been licensed managers of small business 
     investment companies within the preceding 10-year period.
       ``(II) No small business investment company described in 
     subclause (I) may adversely affected by the relationship of 
     the independent members of the investment committee with the 
     company licensed pursuant to this paragraph.
       ``(III) The independent members of the investment committee 
     are required to approve each investment made by the company.
       ``(IV) The independent members of the investment committee 
     shall not be paid a management fee, but may receive paid 
     expenses and a portion of any carried interest.

       ``(ii) Leverage limits.--Any leverage associated with a 
     company licensed pursuant to this paragraph shall not be 
     counted toward the leverage limits of the independent members 
     of the investment committee of the company under this 
     title.''; and
       (2) in section 303(d) (15 U.S.C. 683(d)), by inserting 
     ``(or, with respect to a company licensed under section 
     301(c)(5), 50 percent)'' after ``25 percent''.
       (b) SBA Requirements.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Small Business Administration; and
       (B) the term ``covered company'' means an entity that is 
     licensed to operate as a small business investment company 
     pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 301(c) of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681(c)), as added 
     by subsection (a).
       (2) Rules.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue rules to 
     carry out this section and the amendments made by this 
     section.
       (3) Annual report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall publicly publish a report that details, 
     for the year covered by the report--
       (A) the number of covered companies licensed by the 
     Administrator;
       (B) the industries in which covered companies have 
     invested;
       (C) the geographic locations of covered companies; and
       (D) the aggregate performance of covered companies.
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  SA 1916. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        In section 2501(c)(1) of division B, after subparagraph 
     (K), add the following:
       (L) An assessment of laboratory biosecurity and biosafety 
     laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, practices, and 
     standards in the United States, how such laws, regulations, 
     policies, guidelines, practices, and standards compare to 
     laboratory biosecurity and biosafety laws, regulations, 
     policies, guidelines, practices, and standards in other 
     countries, and how such differences influence the abilities 
     of the sectors associated with key focus areas to compete.
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  SA 1917. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to 
the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and 
Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional 
technology hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic 
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job 
creation, to establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the end of section 2402 of division B, add the 
     following:

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       (k) Reviews and Recommendations Regarding Technology at the 
     Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and 
     Manufacturing and the Medical Countermeasures Advanced 
     Development and Manufacturing Facility.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
     the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, 
     shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National 
     Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals 
     (NIIMBL) to perform the services covered by this subsection.
       (2) Review and recommendations.--Under an agreement between 
     the Secretary and the National Institute for Innovation in 
     Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals, the National Institute for 
     Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals shall, in 
     collaboration with the Director of the Biomedical Advanced 
     Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the Department 
     of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Defense--
       (A) review technology at the Centers for Innovation in 
     Advanced Development and Manufacturing of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services and the Medical Countermeasures 
     Advanced Development and Manufacturing facility of the 
     Department of Defense;
       (B) develop recommendations for means to implement 
     innovative approaches to advance United States domestic 
     biopharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities and to ensure 
     that the Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and 
     Manufacturing and the Medical Countermeasures Advanced 
     Development and Manufacturing facility have state-of-the-art 
     capabilities aligned with those available to the private 
     sector; and
       (C) identify other opportunities and priorities to improve 
     the United States public health and medical preparedness and 
     response capabilities and domestic biopharmaceutical 
     manufacturing capabilities.
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  SA 1918. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
        At the end of subtitle B of title II of division E, add 
     the following:

     SEC. 5214. DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY UNITED STATES ENTITIES 
                   INVESTING IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY OR THE 
                   PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Foreign 
     Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury shall 
     require any United States entity that makes an investment 
     described subsection (b) to disclose the purpose and amount 
     of such investments to the Director on an annual basis.
       (b) Investments Described.--An investment described in this 
     subsection is a monetary investment, in an amount that 
     exceeds an amount determined by the Director, directly or 
     indirectly--
       (1) to--
       (A) the Chinese Communist Party;
       (B) an entity owned or controlled by the Chinese Communist 
     Party; or
       (C) the People's Liberation Army; or
       (2) for the benefit of any key industrial sector championed 
     by the Chinese Communist Party, including the following:
       (A) Information technology.
       (B) Artificial intelligence.
       (C) The internet of things.
       (D) Smart appliances.
       (E) Robotics.
       (F) Machine learning.
       (G) Energy.
       (H) Aerospace engineering.
       (I) Ocean engineering.
       (J) Railway equipment.
       (K) Power equipment.
       (L) New materials.
       (M) Pharmaceuticals.
       (N) Biomedicine.
       (O) Medical devices.
       (P) Agricultural machinery.
       (c) Consolidated Report.--Not less frequently than 
     annually, the Director shall compile the disclosures 
     submitted under subsection (a) and submit that compilation 
     and a summary of those disclosures to--
       (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (d) Regulations.--The Director shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to carry out this section, which 
     may include--
       (1) requirements for documents and information to be 
     submitted with disclosures required under subsection (a); and
       (2) procedures for the determining the amount under 
     subsection (b).
       (e) United States Entity Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``United States entity'' means an entity organized under 
     the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
     the United States, including a foreign branch of such an 
     entity.
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  SA 1919. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cotton, and Ms. 
Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON SUPPORT OF CERTAIN WAIVERS OF 
                   OBLIGATIONS UNDER AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED 
                   ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--The United States Trade Representative may 
     not propose or vote to support at the Ministerial Conference 
     or the General Council the granting of a waiver of 
     obligations under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of 
     Intellectual Property Rights referred to in section 
     101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3511(d)) relating to copyrights, patents, industrial designs, 
     or undisclosed data for COVID-19 vaccines.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Ministerial 
     Conference'' and ``General Council'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 121 of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 3531).

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